“7 Seconds” is one of the projects selected within the third annual micro‑grant support program for Ukrainian documentarians implemented by UAPP. The goal of the program is to support authors who continue to document the experience of a country resisting aggression and to create visual evidence of events that define the history of contemporary Ukraine. The program is carried out with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.

Russia turned Easter Week into a time of relentless airstrikes. The most brutal and destructive attacks targeted Dnipro, Kyiv, and Odesa. Around one hundred civilians were injured during the massive assault of April 15–16, when Russia launched more than 700 aerial targets. Russian drone and missile strikes claimed the lives of children in three cities: in Cherkasy, an 8‑year‑old boy was killed on a playground; in Kyiv, a ballistic missile killed a 12‑year‑old child in bed; in Chernihiv, a teenager was found dead under the rubble of a collapsed building. During the week, Russians cynically attacked medics and hospitals, bombed a reservoir, and carried out assaults on civilian vessels. Over the weekend, tragedy struck in Kyiv: six people were killed in a shooting. Among the wounded was a boy whose parents were victims of the assailant.

The book *The Art of War, or Rules for Caring for an Automatic Rifle* by Ukrainian photographer and press officer of the 158th Separate Mechanized Brigade Dmytro Kupriian is a story about the everyday reality of war, the soldiers’ daily routines, and the search for grounding in familiar things. Dmytro Kupriian explains the logic behind the book’s structure, the mechanics of endurance, and how a camera can help capture humanity when everything around is falling apart. What follows is the author’s direct speech.

“Not Alone” is one of the projects selected within the third annual micro‑grant support program for Ukrainian documentarians implemented by UAPP. The goal of the program is to support authors who continue to document the experience of a country resisting aggression and to create visual evidence of events that define the history of contemporary Ukraine. The program is carried out with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.

On the eve of Easter, Russian forces deliberately struck peaceful towns and villages. The enemy targeted energy infrastructure, administrative buildings during working hours, crowded markets, public transport, cultural and historical landmarks, and the homes of ordinary Ukrainians. Odesa, Nikopol, and Kramatorsk were in mourning for the dead. In Nikopol — a city of about 40,000 residents — more than 100 people have been killed or injured since the beginning of April, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Life. Civilian casualties are also high in Kherson, which remains under constant threat from shelling and remote mining.The scale of destruction to residential areas is captured in photo reports from Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, and Kramatorsk.

The micro‑grant program of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, implemented with the support of the International Press Institute, offers Ukrainian documentarians an opportunity to bring their ideas to life. In 2025, eight photographers joined the program and created their own projects — reflections, documents, and impressions of life during the full‑scale Russian‑Ukrainian war. The photo album “2025” is a visual memory you can quite literally feel in your hands.