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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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Photo Stories
29.4.2025
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Between the frame and presence: Lisa Bukreeva's photographs of war
Єлизавета Букреєва розповіла про пошук хороших моментів під час складних зйомок, про право на красиві кадри під час документування війни та чому іноді присутність фотографа важливіша за фотографії, які він зробить.
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29.4.2025
Between the frame and presence: Lisa Bukreeva's photographs of war
Єлизавета Букреєва розповіла про пошук хороших моментів під час складних зйомок, про право на красиві кадри під час документування війни та чому іноді присутність фотографа важливіша за фотографії, які він зробить.
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29.4.2025
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The body of Viktoria Roshchina was returned with signs of autopsy. What did the journalist go through in Russian captivity? Investigation by UP
An international investigation by the Viktoriia Project has uncovered a large-scale torture system that a Ukrainian journalist went through.
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29.4.2025
The body of Viktoria Roshchina was returned with signs of autopsy. What did the journalist go through in Russian captivity? Investigation by UP
An international investigation by the Viktoriia Project has uncovered a large-scale torture system that a Ukrainian journalist went through.
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27.4.2025
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"Vladimir, STOP!" The consequences of shelling Kyiv in the lens of Bone and Vlad Liberov and Anton Shtuka
New week - new Russian crimes. After the fictitious "Easter truce," Russia resumed massive attacks on civilian cities: missiles, drones, guided bombs. Civilians died in Kyiv, Manganese, Odessa. In the capital - one of the most terrible attacks of the year.
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27.4.2025
"Vladimir, STOP!" The consequences of shelling Kyiv in the lens of Bone and Vlad Liberov and Anton Shtuka
New week - new Russian crimes. After the fictitious "Easter truce," Russia resumed massive attacks on civilian cities: missiles, drones, guided bombs. Civilians died in Kyiv, Manganese, Odessa. In the capital - one of the most terrible attacks of the year.
Photo Stories
27.4.2025
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Again about the photo that did not stop the war
This will be a different text from those that are usually published in this column. In the context of recent discussions in the professional community and beyond, I am making another unsubstantiated assumption: we are angry because nothing is stopping the war.
Photo Stories
27.4.2025
Again about the photo that did not stop the war
This will be a different text from those that are usually published in this column. In the context of recent discussions in the professional community and beyond, I am making another unsubstantiated assumption: we are angry because nothing is stopping the war.
Photo Stories
23.4.2025
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"Nobody survives in wars": documentary project by Lisa Bukreeva
We continue to introduce you to the finalists of our annual grant support for documentary photographers - an initiative implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute. "Nobody survives in wars" - a new project by Lisa Bukreeva, which tells about doctors at a stabilization point in the Kharkiv region. This is a project about the love of life, which becomes a challenge. And about those who take it every day.
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23.4.2025
"Nobody survives in wars": documentary project by Lisa Bukreeva
We continue to introduce you to the finalists of our annual grant support for documentary photographers - an initiative implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute. "Nobody survives in wars" - a new project by Lisa Bukreeva, which tells about doctors at a stabilization point in the Kharkiv region. This is a project about the love of life, which becomes a challenge. And about those who take it every day.
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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.
News Stories
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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