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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
25.8.2024
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Photo with a story: There is something about these unrecognizable Cassandras that resembles ordinary women.
These women in yellow scarves on benches near their homes on the road, as if unwell Cassandra were unrecognizable.
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Photo Stories
25.8.2024
Photo with a story: There is something about these unrecognizable Cassandras that resembles ordinary women.
These women in yellow scarves on benches near their homes on the road, as if unwell Cassandra were unrecognizable.
Photo Stories
23.8.2024
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Unicorn Battalion
LGBTQ+ military of Ukraine are fighting for their country and their rights in the chaos of war.
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Photo Stories
23.8.2024
Unicorn Battalion
LGBTQ+ military of Ukraine are fighting for their country and their rights in the chaos of war.
News Stories
20.8.2024
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Ilovaisk tragedy: propaganda, narratives, memories, photographs.
Ilovaisk is a city in eastern Ukraine whose name is forever linked to tragic events in the country’s history. The Ukrainian military operation in Ilovaisk from August 18 to 29, known as the Battle of Ilovaisk, aimed to cut off a strategic route used by the militants, but ended fatally. Ukrainian soldiers were encircled. While attempting to withdraw through a proposed “green corridor,” columns of Ukrainian troops were fired upon. The Ukrainian advance came to a halt. The Minsk agreements were then signed in Belarus.
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News Stories
20.8.2024
Ilovaisk tragedy: propaganda, narratives, memories, photographs.
Ilovaisk is a city in eastern Ukraine whose name is forever linked to tragic events in the country’s history. The Ukrainian military operation in Ilovaisk from August 18 to 29, known as the Battle of Ilovaisk, aimed to cut off a strategic route used by the militants, but ended fatally. Ukrainian soldiers were encircled. While attempting to withdraw through a proposed “green corridor,” columns of Ukrainian troops were fired upon. The Ukrainian advance came to a halt. The Minsk agreements were then signed in Belarus.
Photo Stories
19.8.2024
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Endless columns of Ukrainian Armed Forces move toward the Kursk region. Documentarian Viacheslav Ratynskyi recounts the events on the Russian‑Ukrainian border.
In early August 2024, columns of Ukrainian military equipment crossed the border with the Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Sumy region. Reports of the border breach appeared on 6 August 2024 in Kremlin media, which claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had entered the Sudzha District of Russia’s Kursk region.
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Photo Stories
19.8.2024
Endless columns of Ukrainian Armed Forces move toward the Kursk region. Documentarian Viacheslav Ratynskyi recounts the events on the Russian‑Ukrainian border.
In early August 2024, columns of Ukrainian military equipment crossed the border with the Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Sumy region. Reports of the border breach appeared on 6 August 2024 in Kremlin media, which claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had entered the Sudzha District of Russia’s Kursk region.
Photo Stories
10.8.2024
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Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: This is love — and not a word more
Ten years of war, about a hundred trains connect the country from town to town, heading towards the front where you can, and sometimes it is difficult to buy tickets for the regular train “Kyiv — War”.
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Photo Stories
10.8.2024
Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: This is love — and not a word more
Ten years of war, about a hundred trains connect the country from town to town, heading towards the front where you can, and sometimes it is difficult to buy tickets for the regular train “Kyiv — War”.
News Stories
10.8.2024
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Russian artillery struck a supermarket in Kostyantynivka. The tragedy is shown in the photographs by Serhii Nuzhnenko and Roman Pylypii.
On August 9, 2024, at about 11:05, the Russian army shelled Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region with tube artillery. The Russians struck a local supermarket. The number of victims of the Russian attack in Kostyantynivka reached 14 people. Forty‑four people were injured. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
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News Stories
10.8.2024
Russian artillery struck a supermarket in Kostyantynivka. The tragedy is shown in the photographs by Serhii Nuzhnenko and Roman Pylypii.
On August 9, 2024, at about 11:05, the Russian army shelled Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region with tube artillery. The Russians struck a local supermarket. The number of victims of the Russian attack in Kostyantynivka reached 14 people. Forty‑four people were injured. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.

Photo Stories

This section features the best images of the month, interviews with photographers, and in-depth visual stories. Discover compelling narratives and events through the lens of our talented authors.

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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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13.12.2023
“Even the silence here reminds you of the shelling.” A visual essay by Igor Ishchuk about the city of Kherson and its people.
Photo Stories
11.12.2023
“Generation.” Documentary project by Olena Grom
Photo Stories
11.12.2023
Behind the slag heap: Konstantin Guzenko documents children from frontline regions
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8.12.2023
The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
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7.12.2023
Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov

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