UAPP Logo
Russian 'Fight for Peace' and Why It's Important to Know the Lessons of History
Russia has always engaged in deception by twisting and interpreting historical events. To explain the desire to seize foreign lands to a pro-Russian audience, Russia created a positive image of war—a "sacred" war with the noble goal of helping a "brotherly nation." At the same time, the enemy was always blamed for the war, as they allegedly forced Russia to fight.
read more
Russian 'Fight for Peace' and Why It's Important to Know the Lessons of History
Russia has always engaged in deception by twisting and interpreting historical events. To explain the desire to seize foreign lands to a pro-Russian audience, Russia created a positive image of war—a "sacred" war with the noble goal of helping a "brotherly nation." At the same time, the enemy was always blamed for the war, as they allegedly forced Russia to fight.
read more
Теракти та ракетно-дроновий терор: як минув останній тиждень зими у війні
Об'єкти енергетики залишаються пріоритетними цілями для російської армії. Під ударом також транспортна інфраструктура, підприємства і житлові будинки. У Львові, Миколаєві та Дніпрі скоєно серію терактів проти поліцейських, є загиблі та поранені. За останній тиждень війни Росія застосувала проти України понад 1720 ударних безпілотників, майже 1300 керованих авіаційних бомб, більш ніж 100 ракет різних типів. Протягом зими росіяни запустили майже 19 тисяч ударних дронів, 738 ракет і понад 14 670 КАБів.
read more
Одеса в епіцентрі російських атак
Тиждень знову став випробуванням для Одеси через російські обстріли: ворог тричі масово атакував енергетику, руйнував житлові будинки, пам'ятки архітектури. Потерпали від ворожого вогню Запоріжжя, Херсон, Сумщина, Харківщина і Дніпровщина. Є втрати серед тих, хто рятує та повертає світло в домівки, — загинули троє енергетиків, четверо поліцейських і медикиня. Не обійшлося й без масованих атак всієї України. У вівторок росіяни завдали ударів по 12 областях. Тиждень закінчився комбінованою атакою на Київщину й терактом у Львові.
read more
How the Kremlin Releases Propaganda Against the Defenders of Donetsk Airport Every Year
In 2012, the International Airport “Donetsk” named after Sergei Prokofiev is a new runway, built for the European Championship, and the tallest control tower in Ukraine. Two years later — the gate to Donetsk, a strategic building and a fortification. It has been 11 years since the occupation forces blew up the floor in the new terminal of Donetsk airport on January 20, 2015 during the fighting to keep it. Many Ukrainian soldiers were killed. Every year, on January 20, Ukraine officially celebrates the Day of Remembrance of the defenders of Donetsk airport, bowing their heads in front of their feat. The Russians destroyed the tower, but it lives on as a symbol of the unbreakable will of the Ukrainian defenders, stronger than concrete.
read more
Breaking News
News
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.
·
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.
·
Photo Stories
12.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
Apocalypse after three o'clock. Coastal areas of the city of Kherson in photos by Stas Ostrous
Ukrainian photographer Stanislav Ostrous spoke about shooting in the coastal areas of Kherson, which are attacked by drones every day, about the only resident of Portova Street, and about feeling at home in a city where fewer and fewer people remain.
Photo Stories
12.5.2025
Apocalypse after three o'clock. Coastal areas of the city of Kherson in photos by Stas Ostrous
Ukrainian photographer Stanislav Ostrous spoke about shooting in the coastal areas of Kherson, which are attacked by drones every day, about the only resident of Portova Street, and about feeling at home in a city where fewer and fewer people remain.
News Stories
11.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
Week of attacks: Russia strikes Kyiv despite ceasefire – mother and son killed
The week of May 5-11, 2025, was marked by intense Russian shelling of Ukrainian territories, resulting in numerous casualties among the civilian population and significant damage to infrastructure. Border areas and large cities were the most affected. Ukrainian air defense forces continue to work actively to destroy enemy targets, but the threat of new attacks remains high.
News Stories
11.5.2025
Week of attacks: Russia strikes Kyiv despite ceasefire – mother and son killed
The week of May 5-11, 2025, was marked by intense Russian shelling of Ukrainian territories, resulting in numerous casualties among the civilian population and significant damage to infrastructure. Border areas and large cities were the most affected. Ukrainian air defense forces continue to work actively to destroy enemy targets, but the threat of new attacks remains high.
News Stories
11.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
Mstislav Chernov will present his new film at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival
The film “2000 Meters to Andriivka” by director and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov will be shown at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 13. The film will be part of the “Day of Ukraine” program dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The program is organized by the festival in collaboration with France Télévisions and Brut.
News Stories
11.5.2025
Mstislav Chernov will present his new film at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival
The film “2000 Meters to Andriivka” by director and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov will be shown at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 13. The film will be part of the “Day of Ukraine” program dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The program is organized by the festival in collaboration with France Télévisions and Brut.
Photo Stories
8.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
A photo project, a film, a book, 50 interviews in a year. Serhii Melnychenko has completed the grant initiative “Under the Dnipro.”
During the year Nikolaev photographer Sergey Melnichenko worked on a large-scale documentary project “Under the Dnieper”, implemented with the support of the German Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung Foundation. Traveling through cities along the Dnieper — from Kherson to Kiev — he gathered more than 50 testimonies of Ukrainians who experienced various experiences during the full-scale Russian invasion: from victims of sexual violence in the occupation, people who live daily under shelling, volunteers and rescuers soldiers, to soldiers who returned from captivity. The project combines a photobook, a documentary film and a photo project, creating an in-depth chronicle of the country's life during the war.
Photo Stories
8.5.2025
A photo project, a film, a book, 50 interviews in a year. Serhii Melnychenko has completed the grant initiative “Under the Dnipro.”
During the year Nikolaev photographer Sergey Melnichenko worked on a large-scale documentary project “Under the Dnieper”, implemented with the support of the German Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung Foundation. Traveling through cities along the Dnieper — from Kherson to Kiev — he gathered more than 50 testimonies of Ukrainians who experienced various experiences during the full-scale Russian invasion: from victims of sexual violence in the occupation, people who live daily under shelling, volunteers and rescuers soldiers, to soldiers who returned from captivity. The project combines a photobook, a documentary film and a photo project, creating an in-depth chronicle of the country's life during the war.
News Stories
8.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
“It doesn't matter which side is shooting.” How the Kremlin uses photo contests to spread propaganda around the world
While the world community cherishes illusions about Russian pacification, the Russian army intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. With the start of negotiations in which the United States brought Russia back into dialogue, the Kremlin is using this opportunity to spread its “truth” about the war.
News Stories
8.5.2025
“It doesn't matter which side is shooting.” How the Kremlin uses photo contests to spread propaganda around the world
While the world community cherishes illusions about Russian pacification, the Russian army intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. With the start of negotiations in which the United States brought Russia back into dialogue, the Kremlin is using this opportunity to spread its “truth” about the war.
News Stories
8.5.2025
This is some text inside of a div block.
How Russian propaganda tried to disrupt the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive in Kharkiv in the spring of 2022 — photographic evidence from Ukrainian documentary filmmakers
Two months of full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine are behind us. The resistance shown by Kharkiv's defenders in the first days of the war showed the Russians that no one would surrender the city without a fight. Like Kyiv, the Russians planned to capture Kharkiv in three days. At least, this is what Russian prisoners have testified. Therefore, the enemy hoped to capture Kharkiv through information warfare and terror. Turning Kharkiv residents against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing them to leave, and discrediting the city's defense and the struggle of the Ukrainian people as a whole were the goals that enemy propaganda sought to achieve in Kharkiv.
News Stories
8.5.2025
How Russian propaganda tried to disrupt the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive in Kharkiv in the spring of 2022 — photographic evidence from Ukrainian documentary filmmakers
Two months of full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine are behind us. The resistance shown by Kharkiv's defenders in the first days of the war showed the Russians that no one would surrender the city without a fight. Like Kyiv, the Russians planned to capture Kharkiv in three days. At least, this is what Russian prisoners have testified. Therefore, the enemy hoped to capture Kharkiv through information warfare and terror. Turning Kharkiv residents against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing them to leave, and discrediting the city's defense and the struggle of the Ukrainian people as a whole were the goals that enemy propaganda sought to achieve in Kharkiv.

Photo Stories

У цьому розділі зібрані кращі кадри місяця, інтерв'ю з фотографами та великі візуальні матеріали. Відкрийте для себе цікаві історії та події через об'єктив наших талановитих авторів.

Photo Stories
4.3.2026
«Природа “300”»: документальний проєкт Андрія Касянчука
Photo Stories
1.3.2026
10 фото лютого
Photo Stories
23.2.2026
Без фінальної крапки. Фотокнига «Documentation of the War» Владислава Краснощока
Photo Stories
11.2.2026
Адріана Довга: «Бути фотографкою під час війни — це покликання та обов’язок, а з іншого боку, це виклик і вразливість»
Photo Stories
9.2.2026
Фото з історією: Жила-була війна
Photo Stories
4.2.2026
Звучання фотографій в архівах «Після тиші»

Our partners

We tell the world about Ukraine through the prism of photography.

Join and support the community of Ukrainian photographers.

UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.

UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.

UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.

Support and join us
A couple of men walking across a grass covered field.