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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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8.12.2023
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The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
Documentary photographer Serhiy Korovaynyi visits de-occupied villages and towns in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and captures how people survived the occupation and gradually come back to life.
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8.12.2023
The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
Documentary photographer Serhiy Korovaynyi visits de-occupied villages and towns in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and captures how people survived the occupation and gradually come back to life.
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7.12.2023
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Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of grant support from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Timofey Melnikov went to Donetsk region to work on the documentary project “Echoes of Donbass”.
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7.12.2023
Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of grant support from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Timofey Melnikov went to Donetsk region to work on the documentary project “Echoes of Donbass”.
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7.12.2023
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Four photos by UAPP members made it into CNN's top 100 most significant photos of the year
The American television channel CNN has published the 100 most significant photos of 2023. The hundred most impressive photos of 2023 include 2 photos taken by Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, as well as 2 photos by Yevgeny Maloletka.
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7.12.2023
Four photos by UAPP members made it into CNN's top 100 most significant photos of the year
The American television channel CNN has published the 100 most significant photos of 2023. The hundred most impressive photos of 2023 include 2 photos taken by Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, as well as 2 photos by Yevgeny Maloletka.
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5.12.2023
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The Sea Has Gone. A documentary project by Oleksandr Rupeta
The project “Photodocumentarians at the forefront: supporting Ukrainian photographers and their projects” is a microgrant program from the UAFF that helps support Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the war in Ukraine. Today we begin to share a series of documentary works of 10 finalists, namely the project of Alexander Rupeta.
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5.12.2023
The Sea Has Gone. A documentary project by Oleksandr Rupeta
The project “Photodocumentarians at the forefront: supporting Ukrainian photographers and their projects” is a microgrant program from the UAFF that helps support Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the war in Ukraine. Today we begin to share a series of documentary works of 10 finalists, namely the project of Alexander Rupeta.
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30.11.2023
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A cold spring in Bucha. People killed on their way home and a destroyed city through the eyes of Oleg Petrasyuk
Ukrainian military entered the city of Bucha in Kyiv region on April 2, 2022. Together with the units of the Armed Forces, journalists and photographers came here. The pictures from Bucha shocked the whole world. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Oleg Petrasyuk, taken in the first days of Bucha's release. Oleg's family home is located in Bucha, so this story is quite personal for him.
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30.11.2023
A cold spring in Bucha. People killed on their way home and a destroyed city through the eyes of Oleg Petrasyuk
Ukrainian military entered the city of Bucha in Kyiv region on April 2, 2022. Together with the units of the Armed Forces, journalists and photographers came here. The pictures from Bucha shocked the whole world. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Oleg Petrasyuk, taken in the first days of Bucha's release. Oleg's family home is located in Bucha, so this story is quite personal for him.
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29.11.2023
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“What impressed me most was the resilience of our people.” Liberated Kyiv region in photographs by Oleksiy Furman
The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the Kiev region on April 2, 2022. During the occupation, at least a thousand people died there and new cemeteries grew up. The army of the Russian Federation left behind a terrible picture. On the streets of cities and villages lay the bodies of dead civilians, often with traces of torture, on the roads - burned bones of tanks and armored cars, civilian cars shot up, on the sides of settlements - mass graves, and most of the houses were destroyed.
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29.11.2023
“What impressed me most was the resilience of our people.” Liberated Kyiv region in photographs by Oleksiy Furman
The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the Kiev region on April 2, 2022. During the occupation, at least a thousand people died there and new cemeteries grew up. The army of the Russian Federation left behind a terrible picture. On the streets of cities and villages lay the bodies of dead civilians, often with traces of torture, on the roads - burned bones of tanks and armored cars, civilian cars shot up, on the sides of settlements - mass graves, and most of the houses were destroyed.

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