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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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UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
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MARIUPOL: Photographs & Video by Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov
An exhibition project that took place in New York and was implemented in collaboration with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), Howl Arts, and Yara Arts Group. The exhibition featured photographs and videos by Mstislav Chernov and Yevgen Maloletka.
UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
MARIUPOL: Photographs & Video by Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov
An exhibition project that took place in New York and was implemented in collaboration with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), Howl Arts, and Yara Arts Group. The exhibition featured photographs and videos by Mstislav Chernov and Yevgen Maloletka.
UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
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Photography as a tool for manipulation
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and Chekachkov Photo Academy presented a series of lectures by Mstislav Chernov: Photography as a tool of manipulation. Manipulation in the media is possible even without pressure from censors. The flow of images is everywhere, it determines trends and tastes, influences changes in political regimes. The media constructs reality and is capable of determining the course of history.
UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
Photography as a tool for manipulation
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and Chekachkov Photo Academy presented a series of lectures by Mstislav Chernov: Photography as a tool of manipulation. Manipulation in the media is possible even without pressure from censors. The flow of images is everywhere, it determines trends and tastes, influences changes in political regimes. The media constructs reality and is capable of determining the course of history.
News Stories
4.6.2024
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More than 100 Ukrainian and foreign journalists have been held in Russian captivity since 2014, — IMI
On Journalist’s Day, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers honors the memory of all media workers who have been killed in the Russian‑Ukrainian war, and also remembers colleagues who are being held illegally in enemy captivity.
News Stories
4.6.2024
More than 100 Ukrainian and foreign journalists have been held in Russian captivity since 2014, — IMI
On Journalist’s Day, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers honors the memory of all media workers who have been killed in the Russian‑Ukrainian war, and also remembers colleagues who are being held illegally in enemy captivity.
News Stories
29.5.2024
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The love for black‑and‑white film photography of Kharkiv photographer Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
To shoot, develop, print, and scan — this is the full journey that the film photographs of Kharkiv artist, photographer, and doctor Vladyslav Krasnoshchok go through. He documents the Russian‑Ukrainian war, its consequences, its tragedies, and its heroes on black‑and‑white film. We speak with Vladyslav about these images, their meaning, and his approach to work.
News Stories
29.5.2024
The love for black‑and‑white film photography of Kharkiv photographer Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
To shoot, develop, print, and scan — this is the full journey that the film photographs of Kharkiv artist, photographer, and doctor Vladyslav Krasnoshchok go through. He documents the Russian‑Ukrainian war, its consequences, its tragedies, and its heroes on black‑and‑white film. We speak with Vladyslav about these images, their meaning, and his approach to work.
Photo Stories
28.5.2024
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Freedom is an endeavor. A conversation with Alexander Glyadelov
Today's guest was Oleksandr Gladylov, a Ukrainian documentary photographer, photojournalist who covered the war conflicts in Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan and Ukraine.
Photo Stories
28.5.2024
Freedom is an endeavor. A conversation with Alexander Glyadelov
Today's guest was Oleksandr Gladylov, a Ukrainian documentary photographer, photojournalist who covered the war conflicts in Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan and Ukraine.
News Stories
25.5.2024
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The epicenter of tragedy and pain in Kharkiv after enemy air‑dropped bombs hit the hypermarket — as seen through the lenses of documentary photographers
A massive fire, a column of black smoke rising above the city, and the bodies of killed Kharkiv residents lying in the parking lot — these are the consequences of yet another Russian crime against civilians. Today, 25 May, at 16:02, Russian forces struck the “Epicentr” hypermarket in Kharkiv with aerial bombs. The number of dead and wounded is increasing by the hour.
News Stories
25.5.2024
The epicenter of tragedy and pain in Kharkiv after enemy air‑dropped bombs hit the hypermarket — as seen through the lenses of documentary photographers
A massive fire, a column of black smoke rising above the city, and the bodies of killed Kharkiv residents lying in the parking lot — these are the consequences of yet another Russian crime against civilians. Today, 25 May, at 16:02, Russian forces struck the “Epicentr” hypermarket in Kharkiv with aerial bombs. The number of dead and wounded is increasing by the hour.

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