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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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12.9.2024
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Vladislav Krasnoshchok: “I noticed a tattoo on his body—the face of Christ. It turns out that Jesus is dead.”
Photographer and artist Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, representative of the new wave of the Kharkiv School of Photography, continues to document the Russian-Ukrainian war. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he filmed the situation in his native Kharkiv and traveled with volunteers to the front line. He works on author's projects, the themes of which are combined into a great chronicle of the war.
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12.9.2024
Vladislav Krasnoshchok: “I noticed a tattoo on his body—the face of Christ. It turns out that Jesus is dead.”
Photographer and artist Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, representative of the new wave of the Kharkiv School of Photography, continues to document the Russian-Ukrainian war. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he filmed the situation in his native Kharkiv and traveled with volunteers to the front line. He works on author's projects, the themes of which are combined into a great chronicle of the war.
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9.9.2024
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New UAPP member Kristina Pashkina: “My mission is to show that even in the hardest moments, life goes on.”
A new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Kristina Pashkina — a documentary photographer from Kharkiv — talks about her path in photography, the challenges of war, and new creative projects that reflect the lives of Ukrainians in difficult times. How have her work and she herself changed during the full-scale invasion, and why is it important to continue telling stories through photographs?
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9.9.2024
New UAPP member Kristina Pashkina: “My mission is to show that even in the hardest moments, life goes on.”
A new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Kristina Pashkina — a documentary photographer from Kharkiv — talks about her path in photography, the challenges of war, and new creative projects that reflect the lives of Ukrainians in difficult times. How have her work and she herself changed during the full-scale invasion, and why is it important to continue telling stories through photographs?
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8.9.2024
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The story behind a photo: Knowledge Day about order and safety
The first of September is the Day of Knowledge. For example, the knowledge that the Geneva Convention provides for the unconditional protection of doctors.
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8.9.2024
The story behind a photo: Knowledge Day about order and safety
The first of September is the Day of Knowledge. For example, the knowledge that the Geneva Convention provides for the unconditional protection of doctors.
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6.9.2024
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10 photos of August: a selection of important photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
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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6.9.2024
10 photos of August: a selection of important photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
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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6.9.2024
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The rocket attack on the Sapphire Hotel in Kramatorsk and Kremlin propaganda against journalists
As a result of a Russian missile strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk on the night of August 25, 2024, an employee of the British news agency Reuters was killed. In an attempt to justify this crime, Russian propagandists actively spread disinformation.
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6.9.2024
The rocket attack on the Sapphire Hotel in Kramatorsk and Kremlin propaganda against journalists
As a result of a Russian missile strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk on the night of August 25, 2024, an employee of the British news agency Reuters was killed. In an attempt to justify this crime, Russian propagandists actively spread disinformation.
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6.9.2024
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How Russian propaganda manipulates the topic of evacuating Ukrainians from frontline territories.
Evacuation is a word that has absorbed tears, despair, the pain of separation, and hope of return. It is hard to imagine what a person feels while standing on a platform in front of an evacuation train. On June 13, 2024, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, stated that as of May 2024, 4.6 million people in Ukraine had internally displaced person (IDP) status.
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6.9.2024
How Russian propaganda manipulates the topic of evacuating Ukrainians from frontline territories.
Evacuation is a word that has absorbed tears, despair, the pain of separation, and hope of return. It is hard to imagine what a person feels while standing on a platform in front of an evacuation train. On June 13, 2024, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, stated that as of May 2024, 4.6 million people in Ukraine had internally displaced person (IDP) status.

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