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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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15.10.2024
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A research project that became a test. Olga Kovaleva and Vladislav Krasnoshchok on filming in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp
Photographers Olga Kovalyova and Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, who are actively documenting the Russian-Ukrainian war, visited the camp of Russian prisoners. They planned to prepare a photo report, but working among prisoners of war turned out to be difficult. For Vladislav and Olga, who came under enemy artillery fire in Donetsk region in the summer of 2024, shooting in the camp was not only a professional challenge, but also an emotional one.
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15.10.2024
A research project that became a test. Olga Kovaleva and Vladislav Krasnoshchok on filming in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp
Photographers Olga Kovalyova and Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, who are actively documenting the Russian-Ukrainian war, visited the camp of Russian prisoners. They planned to prepare a photo report, but working among prisoners of war turned out to be difficult. For Vladislav and Olga, who came under enemy artillery fire in Donetsk region in the summer of 2024, shooting in the camp was not only a professional challenge, but also an emotional one.
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14.10.2024
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The photo series by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov has won the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award.
On 11–12 October 2024, the French city of Bayeux hosted the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award ceremony for war correspondents. Among this year’s laureates were Ukrainian photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov. Their photo series dedicated to the war in Ukraine received several top distinctions.
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14.10.2024
The photo series by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov has won the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award.
On 11–12 October 2024, the French city of Bayeux hosted the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award ceremony for war correspondents. Among this year’s laureates were Ukrainian photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov. Their photo series dedicated to the war in Ukraine received several top distinctions.
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14.10.2024
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“It's impossible to look at this, but everyone must see it!” The crimes of the Russian army in Izium through the photographs of Ukrainian documentary photographers.
The devastated towns and villages of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions share a common tragedy endured during the occupation. After parts of Kharkiv Oblast were liberated from the invading forces, mass graves and torture sites were discovered across the territory from Vovchansk to Izium.
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14.10.2024
“It's impossible to look at this, but everyone must see it!” The crimes of the Russian army in Izium through the photographs of Ukrainian documentary photographers.
The devastated towns and villages of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions share a common tragedy endured during the occupation. After parts of Kharkiv Oblast were liberated from the invading forces, mass graves and torture sites were discovered across the territory from Vovchansk to Izium.
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14.10.2024
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Bombed schools, abducted children: how Russian propaganda masks the Kremlin’s crimes.
A new school year has begun in Ukraine under martial law. Only schools equipped with shelters that meet the State Emergency Service’s safety requirements were allowed to open their doors to students this year.
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14.10.2024
Bombed schools, abducted children: how Russian propaganda masks the Kremlin’s crimes.
A new school year has begun in Ukraine under martial law. Only schools equipped with shelters that meet the State Emergency Service’s safety requirements were allowed to open their doors to students this year.
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11.10.2024
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Peeking at the war: the “Warhole” photo series by Georhii Ivanchenko — winner of the MYPH PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2024
Photojournalist and documentary photographer Georhii Ivanchenko won the “MYPH PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2024” with his series titled *Warhole*. Shot through a door peephole, the series offers an alternative way of looking at the war, leaving room for imagination and drawing attention to small but telling details. In these images, Ivanchenko combines documentary photography with artistic elements, using a deliberately restricted viewpoint to convey the broader context of the war.
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11.10.2024
Peeking at the war: the “Warhole” photo series by Georhii Ivanchenko — winner of the MYPH PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2024
Photojournalist and documentary photographer Georhii Ivanchenko won the “MYPH PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2024” with his series titled *Warhole*. Shot through a door peephole, the series offers an alternative way of looking at the war, leaving room for imagination and drawing attention to small but telling details. In these images, Ivanchenko combines documentary photography with artistic elements, using a deliberately restricted viewpoint to convey the broader context of the war.
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10.10.2024
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Some of the first volunteers. Training, farewells, and war of the Azov fighters in photos by Vyacheslav Ratynsky and Anatoly Stepanov
Battalion “Azov” was established on May 5, 2014 in the city of Berdyansk as a battalion of the special purpose militia patrol service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the basis of the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The battalion was formed on the basis of the Ukrainian guerrilla unit “Black Corps”, which voluntarily participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine, in particular in Kharkiv region and the Azov region in 2014.
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10.10.2024
Some of the first volunteers. Training, farewells, and war of the Azov fighters in photos by Vyacheslav Ratynsky and Anatoly Stepanov
Battalion “Azov” was established on May 5, 2014 in the city of Berdyansk as a battalion of the special purpose militia patrol service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the basis of the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The battalion was formed on the basis of the Ukrainian guerrilla unit “Black Corps”, which voluntarily participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine, in particular in Kharkiv region and the Azov region in 2014.

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