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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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21.4.2025
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Russian terror in the Easter week. Good Friday in Kharkiv through the lens of Georgiy Ivanchenko
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter - this week's religious holidays for Ukrainians turned into days of mourning as Russia targeted residential areas, schools, kindergartens, markets and playgrounds. Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa - all of these cities suffered from Russian shelling on the eve of the holidays and during the holidays. 35 dead in Sumy, over 120 injured in Kharkiv, dozens of wounded children. It was another week of terror: from April 14 to April 20, 2025, the Russian army continued its terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russia targeted residential areas, educational and cultural institutions, despite the approach of religious holidays.
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21.4.2025
Russian terror in the Easter week. Good Friday in Kharkiv through the lens of Georgiy Ivanchenko
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter - this week's religious holidays for Ukrainians turned into days of mourning as Russia targeted residential areas, schools, kindergartens, markets and playgrounds. Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa - all of these cities suffered from Russian shelling on the eve of the holidays and during the holidays. 35 dead in Sumy, over 120 injured in Kharkiv, dozens of wounded children. It was another week of terror: from April 14 to April 20, 2025, the Russian army continued its terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russia targeted residential areas, educational and cultural institutions, despite the approach of religious holidays.
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19.4.2025
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What did the international press publish in April? A selection of photos by Ukrainian documentary filmmakers
Photos by Oleksandr Babenko and Yevhen Maloletka from Kryvyi Rih, as well as Anatoliy Stepanov and Kostyantyn Liberov from Pokrovsk were included in the “20 Photos of the Week” selection of The Guardian.
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19.4.2025
What did the international press publish in April? A selection of photos by Ukrainian documentary filmmakers
Photos by Oleksandr Babenko and Yevhen Maloletka from Kryvyi Rih, as well as Anatoliy Stepanov and Kostyantyn Liberov from Pokrovsk were included in the “20 Photos of the Week” selection of The Guardian.
Photo Stories
16.4.2025
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“I WILL RETURN”: a documentary photo project by Oleksandra Zborovska
“I WILL RETURN” is a documentary photo project created within the framework of the UAPP microgrant program. This project tells the story of artist Daria Zymenko — a story in which occupation, violence, survival and art are intertwined. In February-March 2022, Darya survived the Russian occupation in the Kiev region with her family, suffered sexual violence from the Russian military and dared to speak about it publicly.
Photo Stories
16.4.2025
“I WILL RETURN”: a documentary photo project by Oleksandra Zborovska
“I WILL RETURN” is a documentary photo project created within the framework of the UAPP microgrant program. This project tells the story of artist Daria Zymenko — a story in which occupation, violence, survival and art are intertwined. In February-March 2022, Darya survived the Russian occupation in the Kiev region with her family, suffered sexual violence from the Russian military and dared to speak about it publicly.
Photo Stories
15.4.2025
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Oleksiy Chistotin on the landscapes of war and black-and-white film photographs
Oleksiy Chistotin is a new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. In this conversation, he talks about his path in film photography, his experience of shooting in the de-occupied territories, creating art books and working with archives. He also shares his reflections on the war, mobilization, and the support he finds in Kharkiv.
Photo Stories
15.4.2025
Oleksiy Chistotin on the landscapes of war and black-and-white film photographs
Oleksiy Chistotin is a new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. In this conversation, he talks about his path in film photography, his experience of shooting in the de-occupied territories, creating art books and working with archives. He also shares his reflections on the war, mobilization, and the support he finds in Kharkiv.
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13.4.2025
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Russian attacks on April 7-13: Kyiv on fire - documented by Pavlo Petrov
З 7 по 13 квітня 2025 року Росія здійснила низку ударів по мирних містах України, вчергове доводячи, що її головною ціллю залишається цивільне населення. Попри тимчасове зниження інтенсивності обстрілів у березні, цього тижня РФ повернулася до типових для себе терористичних атак з використанням дронів-камікадзе, авіабомб і балістичних ракет. Найбільш резонансною стала атака на Суми 13 квітня — під час Вербної неділі загинула 21 людина.
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13.4.2025
Russian attacks on April 7-13: Kyiv on fire - documented by Pavlo Petrov
З 7 по 13 квітня 2025 року Росія здійснила низку ударів по мирних містах України, вчергове доводячи, що її головною ціллю залишається цивільне населення. Попри тимчасове зниження інтенсивності обстрілів у березні, цього тижня РФ повернулася до типових для себе терористичних атак з використанням дронів-камікадзе, авіабомб і балістичних ракет. Найбільш резонансною стала атака на Суми 13 квітня — під час Вербної неділі загинула 21 людина.
UAPP Projects
10.4.2025
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“A háború tetoválásai” / “Tattoos of War” as part of the Budapest Photo Festival 2025 program
As part of the Budapest Photo Festival 2025, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) presented in Budapest an exhibition by Ukrainian photographer Serhii Melnychenko — “A háború tetoválásai” / “Tattoos of War”.
UAPP Projects
10.4.2025
“A háború tetoválásai” / “Tattoos of War” as part of the Budapest Photo Festival 2025 program
As part of the Budapest Photo Festival 2025, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) presented in Budapest an exhibition by Ukrainian photographer Serhii Melnychenko — “A háború tetoválásai” / “Tattoos of War”.

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