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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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News Stories
27.11.2025
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TIME has published its list of the 100 outstanding photographs of the year. Among them are four taken by Ukrainian photographers.
Among the symbolic images of the year is a photograph of the meeting between Russian president Putin and U.S. president Trump at a base in Anchorage — a moment that became a kind of rehabilitation of the Russian leader on the global stage. Another notable image comes from China, where world leaders and heads of foreign delegations gathered for a military parade, including Russia’s president Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
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27.11.2025
TIME has published its list of the 100 outstanding photographs of the year. Among them are four taken by Ukrainian photographers.
Among the symbolic images of the year is a photograph of the meeting between Russian president Putin and U.S. president Trump at a base in Anchorage — a moment that became a kind of rehabilitation of the Russian leader on the global stage. Another notable image comes from China, where world leaders and heads of foreign delegations gathered for a military parade, including Russia’s president Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
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23.11.2025
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A terrifying week: devastating strikes on Ukrainian cities and the deadly attack on Ternopil
This year, on 20 November 2025 — World Children’s Day — Ukraine was in mourning for those killed in Ternopil. The Russian military launched nearly fifty missiles, along with drones, toward the western regions of Ukraine, striking residential buildings in the rear city of Ternopil. In total, seven children were killed over the week: six in Ternopil and one girl in the Kharkiv region. Nearly 30 more children were injured, and one child is missing. The consequences of Russia’s attacks this week are documented in reports from Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa.
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23.11.2025
A terrifying week: devastating strikes on Ukrainian cities and the deadly attack on Ternopil
This year, on 20 November 2025 — World Children’s Day — Ukraine was in mourning for those killed in Ternopil. The Russian military launched nearly fifty missiles, along with drones, toward the western regions of Ukraine, striking residential buildings in the rear city of Ternopil. In total, seven children were killed over the week: six in Ternopil and one girl in the Kharkiv region. Nearly 30 more children were injured, and one child is missing. The consequences of Russia’s attacks this week are documented in reports from Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa.
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22.11.2025
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Daily Humanity opens free enrollment for DRONE‑ENHANCED HEAT training for Ukrainian journalists
The 2402 Foundation (Daily Humanity) invites journalists, producers, documentarians, and media‑team drivers to a safety training that includes practicing scenarios of drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
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22.11.2025
Daily Humanity opens free enrollment for DRONE‑ENHANCED HEAT training for Ukrainian journalists
The 2402 Foundation (Daily Humanity) invites journalists, producers, documentarians, and media‑team drivers to a safety training that includes practicing scenarios of drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
News Stories
20.11.2025
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War crimes against civilians and threats of new offensives: how Russian information‑psychological operations operate in the Kharkiv region
To demoralize Ukrainians and pressure them toward capitulation, Russia systematically attacks Ukraine’s energy system and civilian population, intensifies assaults along the front line, conducts “false‑flag operations,” and spreads disinformation. In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers accompany their crimes with well‑practiced information‑psychological operations.
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20.11.2025
War crimes against civilians and threats of new offensives: how Russian information‑psychological operations operate in the Kharkiv region
To demoralize Ukrainians and pressure them toward capitulation, Russia systematically attacks Ukraine’s energy system and civilian population, intensifies assaults along the front line, conducts “false‑flag operations,” and spreads disinformation. In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers accompany their crimes with well‑practiced information‑psychological operations.
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20.11.2025
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Ukrainian photography is getting its own printed platform — the magazine “525”
The MYPH School of Conceptual and Art Photography is launching a bilingual periodical titled “525”. The magazine is dedicated to contemporary Ukrainian photography and its place within the broader context of global visual culture. The first issue will be published already this November. Above all, “525” aims to become a platform for young Ukrainian photographers, while also engaging international authors in dialogue to strengthen the presence of Ukrainian photography on the global market.
News Stories
20.11.2025
Ukrainian photography is getting its own printed platform — the magazine “525”
The MYPH School of Conceptual and Art Photography is launching a bilingual periodical titled “525”. The magazine is dedicated to contemporary Ukrainian photography and its place within the broader context of global visual culture. The first issue will be published already this November. Above all, “525” aims to become a platform for young Ukrainian photographers, while also engaging international authors in dialogue to strengthen the presence of Ukrainian photography on the global market.
UAPP Projects
20.11.2025
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Mentorship program for Ukrainian documentarians
The mentorship program for Ukrainian documentarians is an educational initiative for photographers created by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers with the support of the 3MIN Foundation. The program aims to develop high‑quality photographic education in Ukraine, to build a photographic
UAPP Projects
20.11.2025
Mentorship program for Ukrainian documentarians
The mentorship program for Ukrainian documentarians is an educational initiative for photographers created by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers with the support of the 3MIN Foundation. The program aims to develop high‑quality photographic education in Ukraine, to build a photographic

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