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Massive shelling of Dnipro and nightly terror in Odesa: a weekly overview of enemy attacks
Dnipro and Odesa are once again recovering from strikes on residential neighborhoods. Following the twenty‑hour shelling of Dnipro on April 25, nine civilians were confirmed dead and 61 injured; the attack the day before claimed three more lives. In Odesa, two people were killed and nearly twenty wounded. The week was marked by a sharp escalation of shelling in border and frontline regions. Sumy, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv suffered from enemy strikes, with intensified attacks in northern Kharkiv region. The situation remains consistently severe in the south and east — in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk. In Kyiv, the death toll from the April 18 terrorist attack rose to seven after a man died in hospital; seven more people, including a child, remain under medical care. At the same time, Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko clarified that it was not the mother of the injured child who died, but her sister.
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Massive shelling of Dnipro and nightly terror in Odesa: a weekly overview of enemy attacks
Dnipro and Odesa are once again recovering from strikes on residential neighborhoods. Following the twenty‑hour shelling of Dnipro on April 25, nine civilians were confirmed dead and 61 injured; the attack the day before claimed three more lives. In Odesa, two people were killed and nearly twenty wounded. The week was marked by a sharp escalation of shelling in border and frontline regions. Sumy, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv suffered from enemy strikes, with intensified attacks in northern Kharkiv region. The situation remains consistently severe in the south and east — in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk. In Kyiv, the death toll from the April 18 terrorist attack rose to seven after a man died in hospital; seven more people, including a child, remain under medical care. At the same time, Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko clarified that it was not the mother of the injured child who died, but her sister.
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Russian propaganda in action: how the Hungarian government used Kremlin narratives in its election campaign
In the pro‑Russian information space, baseless accusations were spread that Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, with Brussels’ support, was controlling the Hungarian opposition party *Tisza*. This conspiracy theory served as a tool to accuse Ukraine and the European Union of attempting to illegally change power in Hungary. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes key anti‑Ukrainian narratives with a Hungarian focus, while Maksym Kishka’s photo report from Hungary documents the public mood in the country with factual precision.
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A tragic week for Ukraine: brutal Russian attacks on peaceful cities and an armed assault on people in the capital
Russia turned Easter Week into a time of relentless airstrikes. The most brutal and destructive attacks targeted Dnipro, Kyiv, and Odesa. Around one hundred civilians were injured during the massive assault of April 15–16, when Russia launched more than 700 aerial targets. Russian drone and missile strikes claimed the lives of children in three cities: in Cherkasy, an 8‑year‑old boy was killed on a playground; in Kyiv, a ballistic missile killed a 12‑year‑old child in bed; in Chernihiv, a teenager was found dead under the rubble of a collapsed building. During the week, Russians cynically attacked medics and hospitals, bombed a reservoir, and carried out assaults on civilian vessels. Over the weekend, tragedy struck in Kyiv: six people were killed in a shooting. Among the wounded was a boy whose parents were victims of the assailant.
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Tragic consequences of Russian attacks during Holy Week
On the eve of Easter, Russian forces deliberately struck peaceful towns and villages. The enemy targeted energy infrastructure, administrative buildings during working hours, crowded markets, public transport, cultural and historical landmarks, and the homes of ordinary Ukrainians. Odesa, Nikopol, and Kramatorsk were in mourning for the dead. In Nikopol — a city of about 40,000 residents — more than 100 people have been killed or injured since the beginning of April, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Life. Civilian casualties are also high in Kherson, which remains under constant threat from shelling and remote mining.The scale of destruction to residential areas is captured in photo reports from Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, and Kramatorsk.
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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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7.12.2025
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“Russian‑style ‘peacekeeping’: missiles on Dnipro, bombs on Sloviansk”
While world leaders negotiate a so‑called “quick peace” for Ukraine, Russia is intensifying its efforts to destroy peaceful Ukrainian cities. Since the beginning of the week, frontline Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and Kherson have been under heavy shelling. In Dnipro, four civilians were killed in a missile strike. During the night of December 6, on St. Nicholas Day, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with drones and missiles. The enemy continues to modernize its lethal weapons. According to *Ukrainska Pravda*, citing radio‑technology specialist Serhii (Flesh) Beskrestnov, Russian forces are now equipping Shahed drones with air‑to‑air missiles. These missiles are designed to target tactical aircraft and helicopters that intercept the Shaheds.
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7.12.2025
“Russian‑style ‘peacekeeping’: missiles on Dnipro, bombs on Sloviansk”
While world leaders negotiate a so‑called “quick peace” for Ukraine, Russia is intensifying its efforts to destroy peaceful Ukrainian cities. Since the beginning of the week, frontline Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and Kherson have been under heavy shelling. In Dnipro, four civilians were killed in a missile strike. During the night of December 6, on St. Nicholas Day, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with drones and missiles. The enemy continues to modernize its lethal weapons. According to *Ukrainska Pravda*, citing radio‑technology specialist Serhii (Flesh) Beskrestnov, Russian forces are now equipping Shahed drones with air‑to‑air missiles. These missiles are designed to target tactical aircraft and helicopters that intercept the Shaheds.
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6.12.2025
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A photo with a story: someone’s Victory Street
This is Kherson in November 2025 in a photograph by Stanislav Ostrous. My eye caught on the howitzer mounted on its pedestal just a moment before I would pack a small backpack to set off for Kherson myself.
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6.12.2025
A photo with a story: someone’s Victory Street
This is Kherson in November 2025 in a photograph by Stanislav Ostrous. My eye caught on the howitzer mounted on its pedestal just a moment before I would pack a small backpack to set off for Kherson myself.
Photo Stories
6.12.2025
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Between fire and silence: the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi
Ukrainian documentary photographer Viacheslav Ratynskyi spoke about the significant images he captured during the Revolution of Dignity, the role of a photographer in a war zone, and the silence, exhaustion, and sleep of people living through the war.
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6.12.2025
Between fire and silence: the photographs of Viacheslav Ratynskyi
Ukrainian documentary photographer Viacheslav Ratynskyi spoke about the significant images he captured during the Revolution of Dignity, the role of a photographer in a war zone, and the silence, exhaustion, and sleep of people living through the war.
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5.12.2025
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How to show the world that you exist. Advice from Kateryna Radchenko on developing photographic projects
Photographer, curator, photography researcher, and founder of the Odesa Photo Days festival Kateryna Radchenko spoke about how to make a photo project cohesive, where to present it so it doesn’t get lost among countless other images, and which questions a photographer should answer before beginning work on a story.
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5.12.2025
How to show the world that you exist. Advice from Kateryna Radchenko on developing photographic projects
Photographer, curator, photography researcher, and founder of the Odesa Photo Days festival Kateryna Radchenko spoke about how to make a photo project cohesive, where to present it so it doesn’t get lost among countless other images, and which questions a photographer should answer before beginning work on a story.
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1.12.2025
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10 photos of November
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1.12.2025
10 photos of November
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30.11.2025
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Russian weapons continue to kill: civilian casualties in Kharkiv and Kyiv in photographs by Ukrainian documentarians
Throughout the autumn, Russia has launched massive attacks on Ukraine almost every week — and this week was no exception. The most destructive and deadly strikes targeted Kharkiv and Kyiv. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, the intensified shelling by Russian forces has led to a sharp rise in civilian deaths. In Kyiv, the number of civilian casualties in the first ten months of 2025 is nearly four times higher than during the same period last year. A similar situation is unfolding in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
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30.11.2025
Russian weapons continue to kill: civilian casualties in Kharkiv and Kyiv in photographs by Ukrainian documentarians
Throughout the autumn, Russia has launched massive attacks on Ukraine almost every week — and this week was no exception. The most destructive and deadly strikes targeted Kharkiv and Kyiv. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, the intensified shelling by Russian forces has led to a sharp rise in civilian deaths. In Kyiv, the number of civilian casualties in the first ten months of 2025 is nearly four times higher than during the same period last year. A similar situation is unfolding in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.

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