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Strike on the Assumption Cathedral and the death of rescuers: the week’s main tragedies
On the night of June 15, Russian forces carried out a massive attack on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, using missiles and drones against residential buildings and historic landmarks. As a result of a targeted Russian strike, a large fire broke out on the roof of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. In Kharkiv, during the aftermath response, a repeated shelling claimed the lives of five rescuers and a civil protection specialist from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. The cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk remain under daily enemy fire, while this week Russian aviation also terrorized Kharkiv and Sumy. Animals suffered from Russian aggression as well — the enemy shelled a zoo in Kharkiv and an equestrian school in Sumy region.
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Strike on the Assumption Cathedral and the death of rescuers: the week’s main tragedies
On the night of June 15, Russian forces carried out a massive attack on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, using missiles and drones against residential buildings and historic landmarks. As a result of a targeted Russian strike, a large fire broke out on the roof of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. In Kharkiv, during the aftermath response, a repeated shelling claimed the lives of five rescuers and a civil protection specialist from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. The cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk remain under daily enemy fire, while this week Russian aviation also terrorized Kharkiv and Sumy. Animals suffered from Russian aggression as well — the enemy shelled a zoo in Kharkiv and an equestrian school in Sumy region.
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Death of a pregnant woman, two railway workers, and an energy specialist: overview of enemy attacks on Ukraine over the past seven days
During the week, the enemy carried out massive drone strikes on Kharkiv, launched deadly attacks on Chuhuiv and Zaporizhzhia, and shelled Sumy with artillery. In Sloviansk, a FAB hit near the maternity hospital; although no one in the hospital was injured, this strike forced the decision to close the obstetrics department — the last one still operating in Donetsk region. Across Ukraine, energy facilities, railway infrastructure, and vessels in the Black Sea came under attack. Due to enemy shelling while performing their duties, an energy worker in Kherson and two railway employees in Sumy region were killed.
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The struggle for truth in Kherson: how media professionals resist Russian propaganda under drone terror
“Ukraine is turning Kherson into a military zone,” “residents live under constant pressure and fear” — this is reported with ostentatious concern by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, quoting the so‑called governor of Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo. Collaborator Saldo chose to cooperate with the Russian authorities and headed the occupied Kherson region; he is the main mouthpiece of enemy propaganda in the region.
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Consequences of the latest Russian attacks — in reports from Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, and Kyiv
In the capital, the aftermath of a massive missile‑drone attack is still being eliminated; it claimed the lives of seven civilians and caused destruction and fires. The city of Dnipro suffered a brutal strike, with 16 civilians killed; the enemy attacked the city and district again on the very day of mourning. In Donetsk region, new airstrikes on Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka brought more deaths. Occupiers shelled Kherson daily with artillery and drones, as well as remotely mined territories. Regional centers and communities in frontline and border areas also suffered.
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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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2.8.2024
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Micro‑grant and mentorship support program for Ukrainian photographers from UAPP.
From September 2024 to March 2025, and further on an annual basis, we will run a comprehensive mentorship and micro‑grant program for young Ukrainian photographers, focusing on developing high‑quality photographic education in Ukraine, building a professional community, and fostering dialogue between authors of different generations.
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2.8.2024
Micro‑grant and mentorship support program for Ukrainian photographers from UAPP.
From September 2024 to March 2025, and further on an annual basis, we will run a comprehensive mentorship and micro‑grant program for young Ukrainian photographers, focusing on developing high‑quality photographic education in Ukraine, building a professional community, and fostering dialogue between authors of different generations.
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30.7.2024
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“We decided to continue the operation despite the air‑raid alert.” How Ukrainian documentarians help debunk Russia’s “bloody fakes.”
Russia continues trying to evade responsibility for the missile strike on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital. This time, Russian propaganda is spreading false claims about the doctor in a blood‑stained white coat, whose photographs were widely circulated by international media.
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30.7.2024
“We decided to continue the operation despite the air‑raid alert.” How Ukrainian documentarians help debunk Russia’s “bloody fakes.”
Russia continues trying to evade responsibility for the missile strike on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital. This time, Russian propaganda is spreading false claims about the doctor in a blood‑stained white coat, whose photographs were widely circulated by international media.
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29.7.2024
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“My photography cannot be about anything other than war.” New UAAP member Daria Svertilova on her projects, reflections, and dream photos
About the project “Temporary House” (or “Hostel”), jet photography during the war, photo education in France, dream photography — we talk about this and more with the new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Dariya Svertilova.
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29.7.2024
“My photography cannot be about anything other than war.” New UAAP member Daria Svertilova on her projects, reflections, and dream photos
About the project “Temporary House” (or “Hostel”), jet photography during the war, photo education in France, dream photography — we talk about this and more with the new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Dariya Svertilova.
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28.7.2024
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Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: It seems that the thing is in the whiteness and painfulness.
I am not even thinking about the color (although white can be so white), but rather whether it is appropriate to go out looking so clean at noon on July 8, when the Russians were about to shell the Okhmatdyt children's hospital and the area near the Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv. And we're only talking about a few of the thirty-eight missiles that were fired at various Ukrainian cities.
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28.7.2024
Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: It seems that the thing is in the whiteness and painfulness.
I am not even thinking about the color (although white can be so white), but rather whether it is appropriate to go out looking so clean at noon on July 8, when the Russians were about to shell the Okhmatdyt children's hospital and the area near the Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv. And we're only talking about a few of the thirty-eight missiles that were fired at various Ukrainian cities.
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23.7.2024
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MH17: fakes and narratives of Russian propaganda
The international investigation established that the Boeing‑777 aircraft of flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, in which all 298 passengers were killed, was shot down by a Russian‑made Buk surface‑to‑air missile system. However, Russia continues to manipulate this issue, blaming Ukraine.
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23.7.2024
MH17: fakes and narratives of Russian propaganda
The international investigation established that the Boeing‑777 aircraft of flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, in which all 298 passengers were killed, was shot down by a Russian‑made Buk surface‑to‑air missile system. However, Russia continues to manipulate this issue, blaming Ukraine.
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20.7.2024
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Strike on a dugout. Ukrainian photographer Olga Kovalova was wounded in the Donetsk region
While documenting the Russian‑Ukrainian war, two Kharkiv photographers — Olga Kovalova, a project manager at the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, and Vladyslav Krasnoshchok — came under enemy artillery fire on July 19, 2024, near the front line in the Toretsk direction in the Donetsk region.
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20.7.2024
Strike on a dugout. Ukrainian photographer Olga Kovalova was wounded in the Donetsk region
While documenting the Russian‑Ukrainian war, two Kharkiv photographers — Olga Kovalova, a project manager at the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, and Vladyslav Krasnoshchok — came under enemy artillery fire on July 19, 2024, near the front line in the Toretsk direction in the Donetsk region.

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