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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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1.10.2025
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10 photos of September
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1.10.2025
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28.9.2025
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The last week of September: prolonged air‑raid alerts, strikes on energy infrastructure, and provocations in Europe
According to Bloomberg, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine following the talks in Alaska. This is reflected in yet another week of Russian terror. Enemy drones are present in Ukraine’s airspace almost around the clock. Civilian infrastructure, industrial facilities, and the energy sector remain under attack. Russia continues to strike frontline and border regions — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv — using drones, aircraft, and artillery.
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28.9.2025
The last week of September: prolonged air‑raid alerts, strikes on energy infrastructure, and provocations in Europe
According to Bloomberg, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine following the talks in Alaska. This is reflected in yet another week of Russian terror. Enemy drones are present in Ukraine’s airspace almost around the clock. Civilian infrastructure, industrial facilities, and the energy sector remain under attack. Russia continues to strike frontline and border regions — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv — using drones, aircraft, and artillery.
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21.9.2025
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Drone attacks, double strikes on rescuers, and massive shelling: how the week unfolded in Ukraine
A defining feature of Russia’s aerial terror during the week of 15–21 September 2025 was its deliberate targeting of rescuers, drone strikes on industrial facilities and civilian infrastructure, prolonged air‑raid alerts caused by UAV attacks, and massive nighttime bombardments. Among the wounded are civilians and children; among the dead is a rescuer. Russian attacks on border and frontline areas remain intense, with civilians killed every day.
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21.9.2025
Drone attacks, double strikes on rescuers, and massive shelling: how the week unfolded in Ukraine
A defining feature of Russia’s aerial terror during the week of 15–21 September 2025 was its deliberate targeting of rescuers, drone strikes on industrial facilities and civilian infrastructure, prolonged air‑raid alerts caused by UAV attacks, and massive nighttime bombardments. Among the wounded are civilians and children; among the dead is a rescuer. Russian attacks on border and frontline areas remain intense, with civilians killed every day.
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16.9.2025
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“Roulette on the roads of life and death.” Russian war crimes in Kherson region through the lens of Ukrainian photo‑documentarians
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16.9.2025
“Roulette on the roads of life and death.” Russian war crimes in Kherson region through the lens of Ukrainian photo‑documentarians
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16.9.2025
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“Light and death walk side by side.” Serhii Korovainyi’s photographs from the “City of Good”
“City of Good” is a nationwide project launched by philanthropist Marta Levchenko in 2016. Today, it is a large‑scale space that provides comprehensive support for women and children who find themselves in difficult life circumstances — for example, survivors of domestic violence, those at risk of homelessness, those who need help with socialization and reintegration, or families living below the poverty line. Since the beginning of Russia’s full‑scale invasion, the center has also been helping children who were forced to evacuate because of the war.
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16.9.2025
“Light and death walk side by side.” Serhii Korovainyi’s photographs from the “City of Good”
“City of Good” is a nationwide project launched by philanthropist Marta Levchenko in 2016. Today, it is a large‑scale space that provides comprehensive support for women and children who find themselves in difficult life circumstances — for example, survivors of domestic violence, those at risk of homelessness, those who need help with socialization and reintegration, or families living below the poverty line. Since the beginning of Russia’s full‑scale invasion, the center has also been helping children who were forced to evacuate because of the war.
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12.9.2025
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Marysia Mianovska: “Photography allows me to return to myself; it reminds me who I am and why I am here”
Ukrainian photographer Marysia Mianovska explains why her images have become more empathetic and sincere than before the war, and why personal stories can reveal the world’s global problems better than the daily documentation of events.
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12.9.2025
Marysia Mianovska: “Photography allows me to return to myself; it reminds me who I am and why I am here”
Ukrainian photographer Marysia Mianovska explains why her images have become more empathetic and sincere than before the war, and why personal stories can reveal the world’s global problems better than the daily documentation of events.

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