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Daytime mass attacks, deadly strikes, and new safety measures on the railway: what the beginning of April will be remembered for in Ukraine
Russia is increasingly choosing daytime hours for its massive strikes, expanding the zone of destruction across Ukraine. The beginning of April will be remembered for devastating attacks on Lutsk, Poltava, and Zhytomyr region; Kharkiv endured several consecutive days under fire, and there were strikes on Odesa, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Over the weekend, the Russian army carried out a deadly attack on a market in Nikopol, and the day before, drones and missiles targeted Kyiv region. Every day, Donetsk and Sumy regions face bombings and drone raids. Drones and artillery continue to hit Kherson, while the enemy scatters antipersonnel mines throughout the city. Among the targets of Russian attacks this week were: a veterinary clinic with animals inside, food warehouses, a Nova Poshta terminal, and the only maternity hospital in Donetsk region. Due to constant aerial threats, railway routes experienced delays and passenger evacuations from trains.
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Daytime mass attacks, deadly strikes, and new safety measures on the railway: what the beginning of April will be remembered for in Ukraine
Russia is increasingly choosing daytime hours for its massive strikes, expanding the zone of destruction across Ukraine. The beginning of April will be remembered for devastating attacks on Lutsk, Poltava, and Zhytomyr region; Kharkiv endured several consecutive days under fire, and there were strikes on Odesa, Sumy, and Chernihiv. Over the weekend, the Russian army carried out a deadly attack on a market in Nikopol, and the day before, drones and missiles targeted Kyiv region. Every day, Donetsk and Sumy regions face bombings and drone raids. Drones and artillery continue to hit Kherson, while the enemy scatters antipersonnel mines throughout the city. Among the targets of Russian attacks this week were: a veterinary clinic with animals inside, food warehouses, a Nova Poshta terminal, and the only maternity hospital in Donetsk region. Due to constant aerial threats, railway routes experienced delays and passenger evacuations from trains.
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When the photograph doesn’t lie: how context, staging, editing, and AI reshape the truth about war
For International Fact‑Checking Day — on why manipulation in photography begins not only with the choice of frame, but also with the substitution of its meaning.
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Strike on UNESCO cultural heritage in Lviv, and the shelling of Dnipro and Odesa: intensified Russian air attacks on Ukraine
The last week of March will be remembered for unprecedented drone attacks that swept across almost every region of Ukraine, both day and night. On 24 March, Russian forces carried out the most massive UAV strike on Ukraine to date, launching nearly 1,000 drones in a single day. They targeted the centers of Ukrainian cities, cultural landmarks, maternity hospitals, and people’s homes. The historic center of Lviv was among the sites damaged. One of the most tragic episodes occurred near a maternity hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, where a father and his daughter were killed while visiting his wife, who had just given birth. It was also a devastating week for Dnipro and Odesa — Russian drones struck residential buildings and a medical facility. Over the course of the week, three maternity hospitals became targets of Russian attacks, and at least four kindergartens were damaged.
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Destroyed infrastructure, civilians kept in fear: a week of Russian drone attacks
Russia has sharply intensified drone attacks in border and frontline regions. Throughout the week, air‑defense forces worked to intercept enemy UAVs over the capital. Drones also reached the western and central regions of the country. The enemy targeted railway, energy, and port infrastructure, industrial facilities, residential buildings, and civilian transport. Toward the end of the workweek, drones launched a massive attack on Odesa. Over the weekend, enemy strikes completely cut off power to Chernihiv and most of the region. The aftermath of the devastating drone attack on Odesa is captured in photo reports by documentarians Oleksandr Himanov and Tymofii Melnykov.
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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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14.5.2024
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Russians have been shelling Kharkiv all day: injured residents, fires, and destruction in documentary photographers’ images
On the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 May 2024, Russians shelled Kharkiv several times. A series of explosions was heard across the city. The first strike hit a residential high‑rise in the city center. As a result of this attack, apartments from the 9th to the 13th floors were destroyed.
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14.5.2024
Russians have been shelling Kharkiv all day: injured residents, fires, and destruction in documentary photographers’ images
On the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 May 2024, Russians shelled Kharkiv several times. A series of explosions was heard across the city. The first strike hit a residential high‑rise in the city center. As a result of this attack, apartments from the 9th to the 13th floors were destroyed.
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12.5.2024
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“Every time I arrive, I try to find a goal.” Photos with a story through the eyes of Olena Huseynova
Photography captures what the eye can see. Captures what is happening. The way it is here and now. With detail and clarity available here and now.
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12.5.2024
“Every time I arrive, I try to find a goal.” Photos with a story through the eyes of Olena Huseynova
Photography captures what the eye can see. Captures what is happening. The way it is here and now. With detail and clarity available here and now.
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12.5.2024
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“These are people we will be thanking for a long time.” Photographer Sasha Maslov on the photobook *SAINTS* and its heroes
Ukrainian‑American photographer Sasha Maslov, originally from Kharkiv and a member of UAPP, together with the Canadian‑Ukrainian project Saint Javelin, has presented the photobook *SAINTS* (from English — “saints”). This publication is about the personal sacrifice of people who chose to resist the brutal Russian invasion that the whole world has been witnessing since February 24, 2022 and to this day.
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12.5.2024
“These are people we will be thanking for a long time.” Photographer Sasha Maslov on the photobook *SAINTS* and its heroes
Ukrainian‑American photographer Sasha Maslov, originally from Kharkiv and a member of UAPP, together with the Canadian‑Ukrainian project Saint Javelin, has presented the photobook *SAINTS* (from English — “saints”). This publication is about the personal sacrifice of people who chose to resist the brutal Russian invasion that the whole world has been witnessing since February 24, 2022 and to this day.
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8.5.2024
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10 photos of April: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
UAPP in partnership with Ukraіner continues the cycle of publications of key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion.
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8.5.2024
10 photos of April: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
UAPP in partnership with Ukraіner continues the cycle of publications of key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion.
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8.5.2024
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Thirsty for Ukraine. The Slobozhansky counteroffensive in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
On September 6, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in Kharkiv region. Already on September 8, the Ukrainian military liberated twenty settlements, including Balakliya, Kupyansk and Izyum. In the second half of September, the Armed Forces broke through the Russian front line along the Oskil River and crossed to its left bank. As a result of the unexpected breakthrough of the positions of the Russian occupiers, by September 12, the Ukrainian military liberated a large part of the Kharkiv region.
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8.5.2024
Thirsty for Ukraine. The Slobozhansky counteroffensive in photographs by Serhiy Korovayny
On September 6, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in Kharkiv region. Already on September 8, the Ukrainian military liberated twenty settlements, including Balakliya, Kupyansk and Izyum. In the second half of September, the Armed Forces broke through the Russian front line along the Oskil River and crossed to its left bank. As a result of the unexpected breakthrough of the positions of the Russian occupiers, by September 12, the Ukrainian military liberated a large part of the Kharkiv region.
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7.5.2024
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The village that helped save Kharkiv. The first days of Tsyrkuniv's liberation in photographs by Yakov Lyashenko
Cirkuny is a village behind the Kharkiv ring road, the administrative center of the Cirkunov community, which was occupied by the Russians on the first day of the invasion, February 24, 2024. For 72 days, the inhabitants of Cirkuny suffered from Russian terror and looting. The enemy did not allow civilians to evacuate to the territory controlled by Ukraine, using them as a “living shield”. On May 7, 2022, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Cirkuny, a northeastern suburb of Kharkov, from the Russians.
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7.5.2024
The village that helped save Kharkiv. The first days of Tsyrkuniv's liberation in photographs by Yakov Lyashenko
Cirkuny is a village behind the Kharkiv ring road, the administrative center of the Cirkunov community, which was occupied by the Russians on the first day of the invasion, February 24, 2024. For 72 days, the inhabitants of Cirkuny suffered from Russian terror and looting. The enemy did not allow civilians to evacuate to the territory controlled by Ukraine, using them as a “living shield”. On May 7, 2022, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Cirkuny, a northeastern suburb of Kharkov, from the Russians.

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