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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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1.2.2024
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“Pharaoh,” “Pitbull,” and Bullet. The battles for Severodonetsk in photographs by Oleksandr Ratushniak
From the end of May 2022, heavy fighting began for the city of Severodonetsk. Russian troops massively shelled the city in an attempt to completely capture it. The percentage of the territory of Severodonetsk controlled by the Russian army changed daily. On June 24, the Armed Forces of Ukraine organized and planned to leave part of the Severodonetsk industrial zone. On May 26, 2022, the Russian army entered the city, street fighting began. The Russians captured Severodonetsk.
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1.2.2024
“Pharaoh,” “Pitbull,” and Bullet. The battles for Severodonetsk in photographs by Oleksandr Ratushniak
From the end of May 2022, heavy fighting began for the city of Severodonetsk. Russian troops massively shelled the city in an attempt to completely capture it. The percentage of the territory of Severodonetsk controlled by the Russian army changed daily. On June 24, the Armed Forces of Ukraine organized and planned to leave part of the Severodonetsk industrial zone. On May 26, 2022, the Russian army entered the city, street fighting began. The Russians captured Severodonetsk.
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29.1.2024
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Time to live and time to fight. Ukrainian youth fighting for their future in Vyacheslav Ratynsky's photo project
As part of the UAFF grant support for documentary photographers, implemented with the support of the International Press Institute, we continue to share documentary projects of photographers. This time we present the project “Time to live and time to fight” by Ukrainian documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratynsky.
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29.1.2024
Time to live and time to fight. Ukrainian youth fighting for their future in Vyacheslav Ratynsky's photo project
As part of the UAFF grant support for documentary photographers, implemented with the support of the International Press Institute, we continue to share documentary projects of photographers. This time we present the project “Time to live and time to fight” by Ukrainian documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratynsky.
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29.1.2024
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The machine gun and the butterfly wings. Photographer Roman Zakrevsky's memories of the first weeks of full-scale war in Chernihiv
The city of Chernihiv became one of the first where Russian troops tried to break through on February 24, 2022. The city is located at the intersection of the borders of three states - Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation, and it takes no more than two hours to go to Kiev from here. Chernihiv was under siege until April, but it was never possible to occupy it. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Roman Zakrevsky, who has been in Chernihiv since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion and documented the events of the war.
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29.1.2024
The machine gun and the butterfly wings. Photographer Roman Zakrevsky's memories of the first weeks of full-scale war in Chernihiv
The city of Chernihiv became one of the first where Russian troops tried to break through on February 24, 2022. The city is located at the intersection of the borders of three states - Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation, and it takes no more than two hours to go to Kiev from here. Chernihiv was under siege until April, but it was never possible to occupy it. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Roman Zakrevsky, who has been in Chernihiv since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion and documented the events of the war.
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28.1.2024
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A holiday exposed by a shock wave. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Everyone reposted this photo of Pavlo Dorogoy. Or maybe it just seemed that way to me. I saw it on the page of a military journalist I know, on the page of an unknown woman from Myrhorod, and even a Kyiv IT specialist who managed to escape to Berlin in the spring of 2022 left this photo on his story carousel for 24 hours. The cold blue haze of Kharkiv. A bare tree with items hanging from its branches, thrown out of neighboring houses by the blast wave of a Russian missile strike.
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28.1.2024
A holiday exposed by a shock wave. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Everyone reposted this photo of Pavlo Dorogoy. Or maybe it just seemed that way to me. I saw it on the page of a military journalist I know, on the page of an unknown woman from Myrhorod, and even a Kyiv IT specialist who managed to escape to Berlin in the spring of 2022 left this photo on his story carousel for 24 hours. The cold blue haze of Kharkiv. A bare tree with items hanging from its branches, thrown out of neighboring houses by the blast wave of a Russian missile strike.
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25.1.2024
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In Sweden, the photo book of Ukrainian documentarians “13 Stories of War” will be presented
13 photo essays through the eyes of photographers about how Ukraine suffered from the military violence of the Russians. Through personal stories and emotions, the documentarians offer Western audiences a better understanding of the unchanging strength of human resilience of Ukrainians during the Russian invasion. Photoreports, which tell about the experiences of the photographers themselves and their fellow citizens during the war, were prepared by Ukrainian Warchive.
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25.1.2024
In Sweden, the photo book of Ukrainian documentarians “13 Stories of War” will be presented
13 photo essays through the eyes of photographers about how Ukraine suffered from the military violence of the Russians. Through personal stories and emotions, the documentarians offer Western audiences a better understanding of the unchanging strength of human resilience of Ukrainians during the Russian invasion. Photoreports, which tell about the experiences of the photographers themselves and their fellow citizens during the war, were prepared by Ukrainian Warchive.
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23.1.2024
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Massive attack of Russians in Ukraine. Consequences of attacks on Kiev and Kharkov in the lens of documentarians
On the night of January 23, the Russian Federation launched a combined missile strike on Ukraine, using cruise, ballistic, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. Six people were killed, and at least 70 others suffered injuries of varying severity. Information about the victims is updated.
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23.1.2024
Massive attack of Russians in Ukraine. Consequences of attacks on Kiev and Kharkov in the lens of documentarians
On the night of January 23, the Russian Federation launched a combined missile strike on Ukraine, using cruise, ballistic, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. Six people were killed, and at least 70 others suffered injuries of varying severity. Information about the victims is updated.

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