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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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14.1.2024
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“Our endurance must be long-lasting.” Olena Huseynova analyzes the photo of the week
On January 11, Kiev said goodbye to Maxim “Dali” Kryvtsov. Volunteer, soldier, junior sergeant, teacher of the children's camp “Motley Raccoons”. Poet. In December 2023 Maxim Kryvtsov published his first poetry book, he was at the very beginning of a brilliant literary career. We will never know what his poetic voice would be like, how he would change, grow up.
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14.1.2024
“Our endurance must be long-lasting.” Olena Huseynova analyzes the photo of the week
On January 11, Kiev said goodbye to Maxim “Dali” Kryvtsov. Volunteer, soldier, junior sergeant, teacher of the children's camp “Motley Raccoons”. Poet. In December 2023 Maxim Kryvtsov published his first poetry book, he was at the very beginning of a brilliant literary career. We will never know what his poetic voice would be like, how he would change, grow up.
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13.1.2024
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UAPP against the participation of Russian woman Maria Gelman in the jury of the World Press Photo 2024
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers opposes the participation of Russian woman Maria Helman as a member of the jury of the World Press Photo 2024 competition.
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13.1.2024
UAPP against the participation of Russian woman Maria Gelman in the jury of the World Press Photo 2024
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers opposes the participation of Russian woman Maria Helman as a member of the jury of the World Press Photo 2024 competition.
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12.1.2024
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Countdown to the future. Photos by Yevgeny Zavgorodny and Andriy Dubchak from liberated Kherson
On November 11, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Kherson, the only regional center of Ukraine, captured by the Russian military since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. On the central square of the city, on the side of the streets and at the entrance to Kherson, local residents greeted the Ukrainian military. On that day there were many hugs, shouts of “Glory to Ukraine!” and tears of happiness.
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12.1.2024
Countdown to the future. Photos by Yevgeny Zavgorodny and Andriy Dubchak from liberated Kherson
On November 11, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Kherson, the only regional center of Ukraine, captured by the Russian military since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. On the central square of the city, on the side of the streets and at the entrance to Kherson, local residents greeted the Ukrainian military. On that day there were many hugs, shouts of “Glory to Ukraine!” and tears of happiness.
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12.1.2024
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The most difficult winter. Sergey Korovayny's photographs of darkness and light in Ukrainian cities
On October 10, 2022, the Russian military began massively shelling the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. In November, there was a blackout when all power units in Ukrainian-controlled nuclear power plants were cut off. Thus began the most difficult winter in the history of independent Ukraine.
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12.1.2024
The most difficult winter. Sergey Korovayny's photographs of darkness and light in Ukrainian cities
On October 10, 2022, the Russian military began massively shelling the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. In November, there was a blackout when all power units in Ukrainian-controlled nuclear power plants were cut off. Thus began the most difficult winter in the history of independent Ukraine.
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12.1.2024
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Dangerous “flowers.” The work of artillerymen on the eve of the liberation of Kherson in photographs by Vyacheslav Ratynsky
Armed forces of Ukraine recaptured the city of Kherson, districts of the Kherson region and parts of the Nikolaev area in November 2022. The events were the result of the southern counteroffensive of Ukraine, which took place thanks to the titanic work of the Ukrainian military.
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12.1.2024
Dangerous “flowers.” The work of artillerymen on the eve of the liberation of Kherson in photographs by Vyacheslav Ratynsky
Armed forces of Ukraine recaptured the city of Kherson, districts of the Kherson region and parts of the Nikolaev area in November 2022. The events were the result of the southern counteroffensive of Ukraine, which took place thanks to the titanic work of the Ukrainian military.
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11.1.2024
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Fragments of life. The aftermath of the shelling of a humanitarian convoy in Zaporizhzhia in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
On the morning of September 30, 2022, the Russian military launched missile strikes on Zaporizhia. They fired on a humanitarian convoy on the outskirts of the city. As a result of the rocket attack, 32 people were killed and more than 80 were injured. Among the dead are two children. The shelling took place on the day when Russia announced the annexation of the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular parts of the Zaporizhzhya region.
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11.1.2024
Fragments of life. The aftermath of the shelling of a humanitarian convoy in Zaporizhzhia in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
On the morning of September 30, 2022, the Russian military launched missile strikes on Zaporizhia. They fired on a humanitarian convoy on the outskirts of the city. As a result of the rocket attack, 32 people were killed and more than 80 were injured. Among the dead are two children. The shelling took place on the day when Russia announced the annexation of the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular parts of the Zaporizhzhya region.

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