Forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, one of the largest technological disasters in human history occurred — the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. In early May, the Soviet leadership decided to evacuate the population from the 30‑kilometer exclusion zone. By the end of 1986, more than 90,000 people had left their homes. For the displaced, the authorities built housing in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Chernihiv regions.

Forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, one of the largest technological disasters in human history occurred — the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. In early May, the Soviet leadership decided to evacuate the population from the 30‑kilometer exclusion zone. By the end of 1986, more than 90,000 people had left their homes. For the displaced, the authorities built housing in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Chernihiv regions.

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.

“7 Seconds” is one of the projects selected within the third annual micro‑grant support program for Ukrainian documentarians implemented by UAPP. The goal of the program is to support authors who continue to document the experience of a country resisting aggression and to create visual evidence of events that define the history of contemporary Ukraine. The program is carried out with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.

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.

The book *The Art of War, or Rules for Caring for an Automatic Rifle* by Ukrainian photographer and press officer of the 158th Separate Mechanized Brigade Dmytro Kupriian is a story about the everyday reality of war, the soldiers’ daily routines, and the search for grounding in familiar things. Dmytro Kupriian explains the logic behind the book’s structure, the mechanics of endurance, and how a camera can help capture humanity when everything around is falling apart. What follows is the author’s direct speech.