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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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8.10.2024
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Twice in one day — Kharkiv under fire. The aftermath of Russian glide‑bomb strikes captured in the photographs of Ivan Samoilov.
At around 5 p.m. on October 8, 2024, explosions were heard in Kharkiv for the second time that day. A guided aerial bomb struck an open area next to a densely populated district.
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8.10.2024
Twice in one day — Kharkiv under fire. The aftermath of Russian glide‑bomb strikes captured in the photographs of Ivan Samoilov.
At around 5 p.m. on October 8, 2024, explosions were heard in Kharkiv for the second time that day. A guided aerial bomb struck an open area next to a densely populated district.
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7.10.2024
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A photograph should speak without text. A conversation with Oleksandr Klymenko
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About the experience of working as a photojournalist in the newspaper, the experience of filming the war in the Balkans and in Ukraine, as well as about the advantages of black and white photography, we talked with Oleksandr Klymenko.
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7.10.2024
A photograph should speak without text. A conversation with Oleksandr Klymenko
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About the experience of working as a photojournalist in the newspaper, the experience of filming the war in the Balkans and in Ukraine, as well as about the advantages of black and white photography, we talked with Oleksandr Klymenko.
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6.10.2024
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Photo with a story: Hello, brother
In such photos, any search for metaphors seems to be an exaggeration for its own sake. Reality is scarier than fiction and interpretation.
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6.10.2024
Photo with a story: Hello, brother
In such photos, any search for metaphors seems to be an exaggeration for its own sake. Reality is scarier than fiction and interpretation.
Photo Stories
6.10.2024
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10 photos of September
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraeinner continues the cycle of publications of important photographs from the past month concerning key events in Ukraine.
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6.10.2024
10 photos of September
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraeinner continues the cycle of publications of important photographs from the past month concerning key events in Ukraine.
Photo Stories
5.10.2024
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“In many houses, the lights are no longer turned on—entire families died there.” The tragedy in the village of Groza in photographs by Yakov Lyashenko
On October 5, 2023, the Russian military fired an Iskander missile on a cafe in the village of Groza in Kharkiv region. A memorial dinner was held at the institution, which was attended by many residents of the village. The attack killed 59 people, including an eight-year-old child.
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5.10.2024
“In many houses, the lights are no longer turned on—entire families died there.” The tragedy in the village of Groza in photographs by Yakov Lyashenko
On October 5, 2023, the Russian military fired an Iskander missile on a cafe in the village of Groza in Kharkiv region. A memorial dinner was held at the institution, which was attended by many residents of the village. The attack killed 59 people, including an eight-year-old child.
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4.10.2024
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The missile strike on the village of Hroza: what pro‑Kremlin media wrote about it.
On 5 October 2023, the Russian military struck the village of Hroza in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast. The missile hit a small village café‑store. Fifty‑nine people were killed, including an eight‑year‑old boy. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that the attack claimed the lives of nearly half of the local residents who had remained in Hroza at the time.
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4.10.2024
The missile strike on the village of Hroza: what pro‑Kremlin media wrote about it.
On 5 October 2023, the Russian military struck the village of Hroza in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast. The missile hit a small village café‑store. Fifty‑nine people were killed, including an eight‑year‑old boy. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that the attack claimed the lives of nearly half of the local residents who had remained in Hroza at the time.

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