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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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8.1.2024
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The devastated city of Izyum. Photo report by Danil Pavlov from the liberated city
On September 10, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the city of Izyum in Kharkiv region from Russian occupiers. The Russian army left behind destroyed houses, shattered schools and kindergartens, as well as the remains of numerous cassette shells, stretchers and explosives. During the five months of occupation, a new cemetery grew in the city and at least 1,000 local residents were killed.
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8.1.2024
The devastated city of Izyum. Photo report by Danil Pavlov from the liberated city
On September 10, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the city of Izyum in Kharkiv region from Russian occupiers. The Russian army left behind destroyed houses, shattered schools and kindergartens, as well as the remains of numerous cassette shells, stretchers and explosives. During the five months of occupation, a new cemetery grew in the city and at least 1,000 local residents were killed.
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8.1.2024
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“20 Days in Mariupol” by Mstislav Chernov entered the longlist of the BAFTA Award in two categories
The documentary film by journalist and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov successfully entered the long list of the BAFTA Film Awards in two nominations: “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”. This is stated on the website of the prize.
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8.1.2024
“20 Days in Mariupol” by Mstislav Chernov entered the longlist of the BAFTA Award in two categories
The documentary film by journalist and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov successfully entered the long list of the BAFTA Film Awards in two nominations: “Best Non-English Language Film” and “Best Documentary”. This is stated on the website of the prize.
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7.1.2024
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“Feel this angle within yourself.” Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Every day and everywhere we see photographs. But what kind of images surround us? Why are they there? What ideas do they convey? Today we are announcing a new section — a photo analysis of the week with Ukrainian radio host and writer Olena Huseynova, in which we will interpret what photographs taken by Ukrainian photographers are telling us, or trying to tell us. Let's start with a photo by Oleg Palchik, taken at the Kherson railway station on December 27.
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7.1.2024
“Feel this angle within yourself.” Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week
Every day and everywhere we see photographs. But what kind of images surround us? Why are they there? What ideas do they convey? Today we are announcing a new section — a photo analysis of the week with Ukrainian radio host and writer Olena Huseynova, in which we will interpret what photographs taken by Ukrainian photographers are telling us, or trying to tell us. Let's start with a photo by Oleg Palchik, taken at the Kherson railway station on December 27.
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4.1.2024
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A city awakening from explosions. The aftermath of the shelling of Mykolaiv in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Nikolaev has become one of the hottest spots in the Ukrainian south. Residents of Nikolaev wake up from explosions almost every day. In the evening, missile attacks also continue. In 2019, Nikolaev chose for itself the slogan “City on the wave”. During the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, Nikolaev became a city that does not sleep.
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4.1.2024
A city awakening from explosions. The aftermath of the shelling of Mykolaiv in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Nikolaev has become one of the hottest spots in the Ukrainian south. Residents of Nikolaev wake up from explosions almost every day. In the evening, missile attacks also continue. In 2019, Nikolaev chose for itself the slogan “City on the wave”. During the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, Nikolaev became a city that does not sleep.
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4.1.2024
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Exhibition “Armed Truth - 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine”
On January 12, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with IWEK e.V., Uni Potsdam and Visionary Berlin will hold the exhibition “Die bewaffne Wahrheit - 10 Jahre Revolution der Würde und EuroMaindan” in Berlin.
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4.1.2024
Exhibition “Armed Truth - 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine”
On January 12, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with IWEK e.V., Uni Potsdam and Visionary Berlin will hold the exhibition “Die bewaffne Wahrheit - 10 Jahre Revolution der Würde und EuroMaindan” in Berlin.
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4.1.2024
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Ukrainian street photography community has changed its name. Founders explain the reasons
Opens new horizons and plans to go to a new level. The most popular group in the Ukrainian photo community on Facebook “Ukrainian street photography” has changed its name to “Ukrainian documentary photography”. Now the scope of the visual repertoire in the group will become even wider, but the publication rules will remain in force. The administrators of the online community call these changes “natural”.
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4.1.2024
Ukrainian street photography community has changed its name. Founders explain the reasons
Opens new horizons and plans to go to a new level. The most popular group in the Ukrainian photo community on Facebook “Ukrainian street photography” has changed its name to “Ukrainian documentary photography”. Now the scope of the visual repertoire in the group will become even wider, but the publication rules will remain in force. The administrators of the online community call these changes “natural”.

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