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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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4.3.2024
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Rescuers completed search work in Odessa, among the dead 5 children. Tragedy in the photo of Alexander Gimanov
Mark, who is not yet three years old, his siblings ten-year-old Sergey and eight-year-old Zlata, eight-month-old baby Elizabeth and four-month-old Timothy — these children were killed by Russia during the attack by the “shaheeds” on Odessa. Both babies were found with their mothers, who covered them with themselves.
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4.3.2024
Rescuers completed search work in Odessa, among the dead 5 children. Tragedy in the photo of Alexander Gimanov
Mark, who is not yet three years old, his siblings ten-year-old Sergey and eight-year-old Zlata, eight-month-old baby Elizabeth and four-month-old Timothy — these children were killed by Russia during the attack by the “shaheeds” on Odessa. Both babies were found with their mothers, who covered them with themselves.
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3.3.2024
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The small finds protection under the big. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Iva Sidash took this photo on February 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C., near the Lincoln Memorial, during a rally marking the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. A boy sits on the steps. A large Ukrainian flag flutters above him. He holds a small Ukrainian flag in his hands. The small is protected by the large.
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3.3.2024
The small finds protection under the big. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Iva Sidash took this photo on February 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C., near the Lincoln Memorial, during a rally marking the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. A boy sits on the steps. A large Ukrainian flag flutters above him. He holds a small Ukrainian flag in his hands. The small is protected by the large.
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25.2.2024
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How much time and effort will it take for everyone to return? Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
On February 20, Ukraine managed to return 11 Ukrainian children who had been abducted by Russians. The transfer took place in the evening at the border between Ukraine and Belarus, in the Volyn region. The photo by Roman Pylyp was taken during this return. There are no signs of disaster. It is night, a car with its lights on, a woman with a child in the back seat. It all resembles a nativity scene. A baroque portable wooden puppet theater with two stages, in which the appearance of “great joy” in the world is played out.
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25.2.2024
How much time and effort will it take for everyone to return? Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
On February 20, Ukraine managed to return 11 Ukrainian children who had been abducted by Russians. The transfer took place in the evening at the border between Ukraine and Belarus, in the Volyn region. The photo by Roman Pylyp was taken during this return. There are no signs of disaster. It is night, a car with its lights on, a woman with a child in the back seat. It all resembles a nativity scene. A baroque portable wooden puppet theater with two stages, in which the appearance of “great joy” in the world is played out.
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24.2.2024
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By February 24, UAPP will publish key photos of Ukrainian documentarians from two years of full-scale invasion
This year marks 10 years since the Russians are trying to kill Ukrainians, and February 24 is the second anniversary of how the northern neighbor wants to achieve its goal with particular brutality. The largest war in Europe since World War II is multifaceted, it has many faces, symbols, images, heroes that convey its essence.
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24.2.2024
By February 24, UAPP will publish key photos of Ukrainian documentarians from two years of full-scale invasion
This year marks 10 years since the Russians are trying to kill Ukrainians, and February 24 is the second anniversary of how the northern neighbor wants to achieve its goal with particular brutality. The largest war in Europe since World War II is multifaceted, it has many faces, symbols, images, heroes that convey its essence.
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23.2.2024
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Night attack by “shahedis”: destruction and casualties in Dnipro and Odessa
On the night of February 23, the Russians once again attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones. The air defense managed to destroy 23 attack UAVs out of 31 within the Odessa, Nikolaev, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv regions.
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23.2.2024
Night attack by “shahedis”: destruction and casualties in Dnipro and Odessa
On the night of February 23, the Russians once again attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones. The air defense managed to destroy 23 attack UAVs out of 31 within the Odessa, Nikolaev, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv regions.
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22.2.2024
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Camera as a weapon: stories of photographers who joined the military
What made photographers join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine? How have photography — and the photographers themselves — changed since the beginning of Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine? What did they have to give up, and what did they have to get used to? We speak with photographers Valentyn Kuzan, Oleh Palchyk, and Serhii Mykhalchuk.
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22.2.2024
Camera as a weapon: stories of photographers who joined the military
What made photographers join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine? How have photography — and the photographers themselves — changed since the beginning of Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine? What did they have to give up, and what did they have to get used to? We speak with photographers Valentyn Kuzan, Oleh Palchyk, and Serhii Mykhalchuk.

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