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Daytime mass attacks, deadly strikes, and new safety measures on the railway: what the beginning of April will be remembered for in Ukraine
Russia is increasingly choosing daytime hours for its massive strikes, expanding the zone of destruction across Ukraine. The beginning of April will be remembered for devastating attacks on Lutsk, Poltava, and Zhytomyr region; Kharkiv endured several consecutive days under fire, and there were strikes on Odesa, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Over the weekend, the Russian army carried out a deadly attack on a market in Nikopol, and the day before, drones and missiles targeted Kyiv region. Every day, Donetsk and Sumy regions face bombings and drone raids. Drones and artillery continue to hit Kherson, while the enemy scatters antipersonnel mines throughout the city. Among the targets of Russian attacks this week were: a veterinary clinic with animals inside, food warehouses, a Nova Poshta terminal, and the only maternity hospital in Donetsk region. Due to constant aerial threats, railway routes experienced delays and passenger evacuations from trains.
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Daytime mass attacks, deadly strikes, and new safety measures on the railway: what the beginning of April will be remembered for in Ukraine
Russia is increasingly choosing daytime hours for its massive strikes, expanding the zone of destruction across Ukraine. The beginning of April will be remembered for devastating attacks on Lutsk, Poltava, and Zhytomyr region; Kharkiv endured several consecutive days under fire, and there were strikes on Odesa, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Over the weekend, the Russian army carried out a deadly attack on a market in Nikopol, and the day before, drones and missiles targeted Kyiv region. Every day, Donetsk and Sumy regions face bombings and drone raids. Drones and artillery continue to hit Kherson, while the enemy scatters antipersonnel mines throughout the city. Among the targets of Russian attacks this week were: a veterinary clinic with animals inside, food warehouses, a Nova Poshta terminal, and the only maternity hospital in Donetsk region. Due to constant aerial threats, railway routes experienced delays and passenger evacuations from trains.
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When the photograph doesn’t lie: how context, staging, editing, and AI reshape the truth about war
For International Fact‑Checking Day — on why manipulation in photography begins not only with the choice of frame, but also with the substitution of its meaning.
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Strike on UNESCO cultural heritage in Lviv, and the shelling of Dnipro and Odesa: intensified Russian air attacks on Ukraine
The last week of March will be remembered for unprecedented drone attacks that swept across almost every region of Ukraine, both day and night. On 24 March, Russian forces carried out the most massive UAV strike on Ukraine to date, launching nearly 1,000 drones in a single day. They targeted the centers of Ukrainian cities, cultural landmarks, maternity hospitals, and people’s homes. The historic center of Lviv was among the sites damaged. One of the most tragic episodes occurred near a maternity hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, where a father and his daughter were killed while visiting his wife, who had just given birth. It was also a devastating week for Dnipro and Odesa — Russian drones struck residential buildings and a medical facility. Over the course of the week, three maternity hospitals became targets of Russian attacks, and at least four kindergartens were damaged.
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Destroyed infrastructure, civilians kept in fear: a week of Russian drone attacks
Russia has sharply intensified drone attacks in border and frontline regions. Throughout the week, air‑defense forces worked to intercept enemy UAVs over the capital. Drones also reached the western and central regions of the country. The enemy targeted railway, energy, and port infrastructure, industrial facilities, residential buildings, and civilian transport. Toward the end of the workweek, drones launched a massive attack on Odesa. Over the weekend, enemy strikes completely cut off power to Chernihiv and most of the region. The aftermath of the devastating drone attack on Odesa is captured in photo reports by documentarians Oleksandr Himanov and Tymofii Melnykov.
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This week, Russia continued its missile and drone terror against Ukrainian cities. Hundreds of Shahed-type UAVs and dozens of tactical missiles were launched every day — from the well-known Iskander missiles to the latest Grom-1 models.
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This week, Russia continued its missile and drone terror against Ukrainian cities. Hundreds of Shahed-type UAVs and dozens of tactical missiles were launched every day — from the well-known Iskander missiles to the latest Grom-1 models.
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27.6.2024
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The hottest point on the map. The Avdiivka industrial zone in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On January 30, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of the Avdiivka industrial zone, driving out the Russian forces. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing images by photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the presence of Ukrainian troops in the Avdiivka industrial zone.
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27.6.2024
The hottest point on the map. The Avdiivka industrial zone in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On January 30, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of the Avdiivka industrial zone, driving out the Russian forces. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing images by photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the presence of Ukrainian troops in the Avdiivka industrial zone.
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26.6.2024
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An invisible profession in a visible world. A conversation with Irina Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About photo editing, the role of bill-editors in the media and the voices of Ukrainians in the international field, we talked with Danylo Pavlov and Irinka Gromodska.
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26.6.2024
An invisible profession in a visible world. A conversation with Irina Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About photo editing, the role of bill-editors in the media and the voices of Ukrainians in the international field, we talked with Danylo Pavlov and Irinka Gromodska.
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22.6.2024
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Russians struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a KAB guided bomb. The consequences of this war crime through the lens of documentarian Heorhii Ivanchenko
Thirty‑seven people were injured and three were killed — these are the consequences of yet another Russian strike on Kharkiv on 22 June 2024. The occupiers hit the city with guided aerial bombs. Before the attack, the Air Force had warned about launches of guided aviation bombs by tactical aircraft in the Kharkiv region.
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22.6.2024
Russians struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a KAB guided bomb. The consequences of this war crime through the lens of documentarian Heorhii Ivanchenko
Thirty‑seven people were injured and three were killed — these are the consequences of yet another Russian strike on Kharkiv on 22 June 2024. The occupiers hit the city with guided aerial bombs. Before the attack, the Air Force had warned about launches of guided aviation bombs by tactical aircraft in the Kharkiv region.
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21.6.2024
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“Security forces turned out to be weak forces.” How Ukraine lost Donetsk in the photographs of Serhii Vaganov
Twelve years ago, in March 2014, Russian hybrid forces began seizing government buildings in Donbas. Before that, Russian “little green men” had annexed Crimea, and soon after they started gradually occupying Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukrainian cities resisted — among them the million‑strong city of Donetsk.
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21.6.2024
“Security forces turned out to be weak forces.” How Ukraine lost Donetsk in the photographs of Serhii Vaganov
Twelve years ago, in March 2014, Russian hybrid forces began seizing government buildings in Donbas. Before that, Russian “little green men” had annexed Crimea, and soon after they started gradually occupying Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukrainian cities resisted — among them the million‑strong city of Donetsk.
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18.6.2024
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Revolution is near — the events of Maidan in the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi
On 21 November 2013, the Azarov Government disrupted the signing of the EU Association Agreement. As a result, the first protesters began gathering in the center of Kyiv. Later, on 30 November, students were beaten on the Euromaidan. This became the beginning of the Revolution of Dignity, which forever transformed Ukrainian society and launched political changes in the country. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi, who documented the key events of the Revolution.
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18.6.2024
Revolution is near — the events of Maidan in the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi
On 21 November 2013, the Azarov Government disrupted the signing of the EU Association Agreement. As a result, the first protesters began gathering in the center of Kyiv. Later, on 30 November, students were beaten on the Euromaidan. This became the beginning of the Revolution of Dignity, which forever transformed Ukrainian society and launched political changes in the country. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi, who documented the key events of the Revolution.
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15.6.2024
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Where Holopynka and the Oleshky Sands are located. Photos with history through the eyes of Olena Huseynova
I remembered this photo of Ivan Antipenko in the first week of June. Blooming lilac and a fighter with a smoke block. Antipenko took this photo back in April. In the Kherson region. In the south, lilac blooms faster. Strawberries and cherries ripen faster. Russian air bombs arrive faster. And many more things in the south are happening faster. But I don't know how to use the word “faster” when describing the path to the Hola Marina or the Oleshkov Sands.
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15.6.2024
Where Holopynka and the Oleshky Sands are located. Photos with history through the eyes of Olena Huseynova
I remembered this photo of Ivan Antipenko in the first week of June. Blooming lilac and a fighter with a smoke block. Antipenko took this photo back in April. In the Kherson region. In the south, lilac blooms faster. Strawberries and cherries ripen faster. Russian air bombs arrive faster. And many more things in the south are happening faster. But I don't know how to use the word “faster” when describing the path to the Hola Marina or the Oleshkov Sands.

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