UAPP Logo
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.
read more
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.
read more
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.
read more
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.
read more
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.
read more
Breaking News
News
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.
·
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.
·
Photo Stories
13.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
“What happened to Bakhmut for a year and a half happened to Toretsk in 6 months”. Report by Konstantin Liberov from the wounded city
Until 2014, Toretsk, a mining town in Donbas, was home to more than 70,000 people. By the end of 2024, only 1,500 remained. Now, in March 2025, the number of people is unknown.
Photo Stories
13.3.2025
“What happened to Bakhmut for a year and a half happened to Toretsk in 6 months”. Report by Konstantin Liberov from the wounded city
Until 2014, Toretsk, a mining town in Donbas, was home to more than 70,000 people. By the end of 2024, only 1,500 remained. Now, in March 2025, the number of people is unknown.
Photo Stories
12.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
Vyacheslav Ratynsky's documentary project «Project 206»
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.
Photo Stories
12.3.2025
Vyacheslav Ratynsky's documentary project «Project 206»
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.
News Stories
8.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
A hellish week for Odesa. Russia does not stop attacking peaceful cities
From March 3 to 8, 2025, Russian troops did not stop devastating attacks on peaceful cities in Ukraine, causing civilian deaths and large-scale destruction of infrastructure. The worst hit was Odessa — the city suffered almost daily from drone strikes and missiles. Oleksandr Gimanov, a local documentary filmmaker and member of the UAFF, did not sleep with the residents — every night and every morning he recorded the consequences of the next Russian strikes. Kharkiv was also under fire: photojournalist Georgy Ivanchenko documented the destruction of a civilian house and an infrastructure object after the strike of the Russian Iskander missile.
News Stories
8.3.2025
A hellish week for Odesa. Russia does not stop attacking peaceful cities
From March 3 to 8, 2025, Russian troops did not stop devastating attacks on peaceful cities in Ukraine, causing civilian deaths and large-scale destruction of infrastructure. The worst hit was Odessa — the city suffered almost daily from drone strikes and missiles. Oleksandr Gimanov, a local documentary filmmaker and member of the UAFF, did not sleep with the residents — every night and every morning he recorded the consequences of the next Russian strikes. Kharkiv was also under fire: photojournalist Georgy Ivanchenko documented the destruction of a civilian house and an infrastructure object after the strike of the Russian Iskander missile.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
“This will change the course of the war. I was wrong.” Three years ago, Russians attacked a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The tragedy in the lens of Mstislav Chernov
One of the thousands of war crimes committed by the Russian occupation forces in the Donetsk region was the shelling of a maternity hospital and a children's hospital in Mariupol. On March 9, 2022, the occupiers dropped several bombs there at a time when the city was supposed to have a regime of silence to evacuate people.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
“This will change the course of the war. I was wrong.” Three years ago, Russians attacked a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The tragedy in the lens of Mstislav Chernov
One of the thousands of war crimes committed by the Russian occupation forces in the Donetsk region was the shelling of a maternity hospital and a children's hospital in Mariupol. On March 9, 2022, the occupiers dropped several bombs there at a time when the city was supposed to have a regime of silence to evacuate people.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
Oksana Parafeniuk: “Virtually all the stories I work on are about war”
Ukrainian photographer Oksana Parafeniuk told why she has not despaired of photojournalism, even though the camera makes you feel the war deeper, and why she continues to document events in Ukraine, even though she often shoots very vulnerable stories.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
Oksana Parafeniuk: “Virtually all the stories I work on are about war”
Ukrainian photographer Oksana Parafeniuk told why she has not despaired of photojournalism, even though the camera makes you feel the war deeper, and why she continues to document events in Ukraine, even though she often shoots very vulnerable stories.
Events
6.3.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
From Hong Kong to Ukraine, from protests to war. Roman Pylypii's experience working in hot spots around the world
Roman Pilipey spoke about life in China and filming in countries closed to the world, about returning to Ukraine and working during the war, as well as how to remain emotionally stable when working with sensitive topics.
Events
6.3.2025
From Hong Kong to Ukraine, from protests to war. Roman Pylypii's experience working in hot spots around the world
Roman Pilipey spoke about life in China and filming in countries closed to the world, about returning to Ukraine and working during the war, as well as how to remain emotionally stable when working with sensitive topics.

Photo Stories

This section features the best images of the month, interviews with photographers, and in-depth visual stories. Discover compelling narratives and events through the lens of our talented authors.

Photo Stories
1.4.2026
10 photos of March
Photo Stories
31.3.2026
“Carrying the Light” — a documentary photo project by Taras Fedorenko
Photo Stories
30.3.2026
Iryna Kabysh: “My love for the nature of light helps me work, because photons either move or do not exist”
Photo Stories
25.3.2026
“Pre Mortem” — a documentary project by Semen Kuchvara
Photo Stories
23.3.2026
Donetsk 2006. A photo series by Dmytro Kupriian about a lost city
Photo Stories
18.3.2026
“Warmth of the Earth” — a project by Anton Cherniak

Our partners

We tell the world about Ukraine through the prism of photography.

Join and support the community of Ukrainian photographers.

UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.

UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.

UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.

Support and join us
A couple of men walking across a grass covered field.