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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Missile strike on a training ground in Kyiv region and systematic shelling of regions: how Russia attacked Ukraine from July 20 to 26
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Ukrainian photographers — winners of the most prestigious world competitions
Global recognition of Ukrainian documentarians today goes far beyond purely artistic achievements, since the documentary frame remains the most powerful tool in the struggle for the attention of the international community. The year 2026 has become another important year of victory for Ukrainian photographers, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, on the international stage. Their works were nominated and awarded for their uncompromising capture of the realities of war.
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In Ukraine, a School of Photography and Visual Culture is being opened by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP).
Українська асоціація професійних фотографів (UAPP), керівником якої є лауреат Пулітцерівської премії Мстислав Чернов, відкриває Школу фотографії та візуальної культури — новий освітній простір, де фотографію розглядатимуть не лише як професію чи ремесло, а як інструмент культурного висловлювання.
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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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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.
News Stories
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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News Stories
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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News Stories
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.
News Stories
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.
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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
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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
Photo Stories
19.11.2025
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Daria Chuprun: “Within each person there is the strength to transform pain in order to keep living”
Photographer Daria Chuprun explains how she captures humanity and kindness in her images — qualities rarely found in a world without war — and why she continues to seek out stories where, alongside explosions and pain, people are still capable of creating and showing compassion.
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Photo Stories
19.11.2025
Daria Chuprun: “Within each person there is the strength to transform pain in order to keep living”
Photographer Daria Chuprun explains how she captures humanity and kindness in her images — qualities rarely found in a world without war — and why she continues to seek out stories where, alongside explosions and pain, people are still capable of creating and showing compassion.

Photo Stories

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Near Bakhmut, from winter to winter. The story of twenty-year veterans through the eyes of Oleksandr Babenko
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“Generation.” Documentary project by Olena Grom
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Behind the slag heap: Konstantin Guzenko documents children from frontline regions
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The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
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Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov

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