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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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18.3.2024
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“Surrealism that is impossible to get used to.” The aftermath of the rocket attack on Kramatorsk in photos by Sasha Maslov.
On June 27, 2023, a Russian ballistic missile “Iskander” hit the cafe “Ria Pizza” in the city of Kramatorsk. The pizzeria was a popular meeting place for local youth, volunteers, journalists and military who were stationed nearby or returning from scratch. The city of Kramatorsk is located less than an hour's drive to the front line, but in the pizzeria “Ria Pizza” you could briefly feel the comfort of a peaceful life.
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18.3.2024
“Surrealism that is impossible to get used to.” The aftermath of the rocket attack on Kramatorsk in photos by Sasha Maslov.
On June 27, 2023, a Russian ballistic missile “Iskander” hit the cafe “Ria Pizza” in the city of Kramatorsk. The pizzeria was a popular meeting place for local youth, volunteers, journalists and military who were stationed nearby or returning from scratch. The city of Kramatorsk is located less than an hour's drive to the front line, but in the pizzeria “Ria Pizza” you could briefly feel the comfort of a peaceful life.
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18.3.2024
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Attack on Chernihiv. The aftermath of rocket fire on the city center in photos by Oleg Petrasyuk
In the morning of August 19, 2023, the army of the Russian Federation launched a missile strike on the Chernihiv region. The rocket hit the historic center of the city, in particular the building of the drama theater.
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18.3.2024
Attack on Chernihiv. The aftermath of rocket fire on the city center in photos by Oleg Petrasyuk
In the morning of August 19, 2023, the army of the Russian Federation launched a missile strike on the Chernihiv region. The rocket hit the historic center of the city, in particular the building of the drama theater.
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18.3.2024
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Life on the edge. The struggle for the city of Bakhmut in the photos of Ukrainian documentarians
The city of Bakhmut held its defense from the beginning of July 2022 until the end of May 2023. After ten months of confrontation, the Ukrainian military withdrew from Bakhmut. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Danil Pavlov, Georgy Ivanchenko, Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, who were next to Ukrainian artillerymen and infantrymen, rescuers and medics, chaplains and local residents, and documented their lives and life in the city of Bakhmut.
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18.3.2024
Life on the edge. The struggle for the city of Bakhmut in the photos of Ukrainian documentarians
The city of Bakhmut held its defense from the beginning of July 2022 until the end of May 2023. After ten months of confrontation, the Ukrainian military withdrew from Bakhmut. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Danil Pavlov, Georgy Ivanchenko, Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, who were next to Ukrainian artillerymen and infantrymen, rescuers and medics, chaplains and local residents, and documented their lives and life in the city of Bakhmut.
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15.3.2024
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Dozens killed after rocket attack on Odesa. Tragedy in the photo of Alexander Gimanov
In Odessa on the morning of March 15, a series of explosions occurred. The air force reported ballistic missile launches from the territory of the occupied Crimea. Russian troops twice struck civilian infrastructure, where medics and rescuers had already come to help after the first explosion.
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15.3.2024
Dozens killed after rocket attack on Odesa. Tragedy in the photo of Alexander Gimanov
In Odessa on the morning of March 15, a series of explosions occurred. The air force reported ballistic missile launches from the territory of the occupied Crimea. Russian troops twice struck civilian infrastructure, where medics and rescuers had already come to help after the first explosion.
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14.3.2024
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How to apply to international photo contests — and win? The experience of Roman Pylypii, Olena Hrom, and Oleksandr Rupeta
Any participation in a photo contest, regardless of the outcome, contributes to a photographer’s professional growth. For Ukrainian photographers, it is also an opportunity to tell international audiences about the Russian‑Ukrainian war and its consequences — and to be heard.
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14.3.2024
How to apply to international photo contests — and win? The experience of Roman Pylypii, Olena Hrom, and Oleksandr Rupeta
Any participation in a photo contest, regardless of the outcome, contributes to a photographer’s professional growth. For Ukrainian photographers, it is also an opportunity to tell international audiences about the Russian‑Ukrainian war and its consequences — and to be heard.
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13.3.2024
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Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.
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13.3.2024
Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.

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