FromOct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2024, peaceful and relatively rear-area Ukrainian citiesonce again became targets of Russian strikes, resulting in civilian casualtiesand widespread destruction. This week, drone and missile attacks kept Kyivansand Kharkiv residents awake almost every night, and Kherson also came underfire.
Kyiv
On Oct. 29,a Russian UAV attack on the capital injured six people in Kyiv’s Solomianskyidistrict; one man was hospitalized. A fire that broke out after debris fellcovered 50 square meters. A store located on the ground floor of a nine-storyapartment building burned, along with balconies and cars parked nearby.Fortunately, there were no fatalities. Photographer Pavlo Petrov documented theaftermath of the latest Russian attack.
By the endof the week, Russian forces were attacking Kyiv with Shahed drones almost everynight, and air defenses were shooting them down. As debris from intercepteddrones fell, it caused fires and damage to residential buildings.
Kherson
In total,five people were killed in Russian attacks on Kherson on Oct. 27. Overnightartillery strikes hit a residential area in the Tavriiskyi microdistrict.
Apartmentsin a high-rise building burned out; a sports complex and private homes weredamaged. Photojournalist Ivan Antypenko documented the aftermath of yet anotherwar crime by the Russian army against civilians.
Kharkov
Russianforces continue to rain KABs, FABs, and S-300 strikes on Kharkiv.
On Oct. 28,Russia struck the city center, damaging the historic Derzhprombuilding—an outstanding example of Constructivism and a candidate for UNESCOWorld Heritage status. At around 9:00 p.m., a KAB-500 guided bomb hitDerzhprom, partially destroying several floors. Seven people were injured.Documentarians Yevhen Hertner and Heorhii Ivanchenko captured the aftermath ofthe attack.
A child’sdeath, people trapped under rubble, a massive fire, and overturned cars—Oct. 30 brought yet another night of terror for Kharkiv residents. Overnight, a Russianaerial bomb destroyed a high-rise building in Saltivka. The guided bomb causedextensive damage, collapsing floors from the fourth down to the first. PhotojournalistIvan Samoilov prepared the photo report.
On Nov. 1, at 4:05 p.m., explosions were heard in Kharkiv again. Russian forces struckwith two S-300 missiles, damaging a residential area. The attack killed40-year-old police colonel Andrii Matviienko, who served in the frontlineregion. Another 26 of his colleagues and four civilians were injured, some ofthem seriously. Photojournalist Heorhii Ivanchenko was at the scene of thetragedy.
TheUkrainian Association of Professional Photographers closely follows the work ofcommunity members who, every day, document events of the Russia–Ukrainewar—both on the front line and in the country’s rear-area cities. UAPPencourages photographers to submit images for publication—photographs that havealready become part of history and, over time, will turn into valuable heritageand documentary evidence for future generations.
Workedon the piece:
Topic researcher, text author: Vira Labych
Photo editor: Olha Kovalova
Literary editor: Yuliia Futei
