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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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UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
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Photography as a tool for manipulation
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and Chekachkov Photo Academy presented a series of lectures by Mstislav Chernov: Photography as a tool of manipulation. Manipulation in the media is possible even without pressure from censors. The flow of images is everywhere, it determines trends and tastes, influences changes in political regimes. The media constructs reality and is capable of determining the course of history.
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UAPP Projects
4.6.2024
Photography as a tool for manipulation
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and Chekachkov Photo Academy presented a series of lectures by Mstislav Chernov: Photography as a tool of manipulation. Manipulation in the media is possible even without pressure from censors. The flow of images is everywhere, it determines trends and tastes, influences changes in political regimes. The media constructs reality and is capable of determining the course of history.
News Stories
4.6.2024
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More than 100 Ukrainian and foreign journalists have been held in Russian captivity since 2014, — IMI
On Journalist’s Day, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers honors the memory of all media workers who have been killed in the Russian‑Ukrainian war, and also remembers colleagues who are being held illegally in enemy captivity.
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News Stories
4.6.2024
More than 100 Ukrainian and foreign journalists have been held in Russian captivity since 2014, — IMI
On Journalist’s Day, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers honors the memory of all media workers who have been killed in the Russian‑Ukrainian war, and also remembers colleagues who are being held illegally in enemy captivity.
News Stories
29.5.2024
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The love for black‑and‑white film photography of Kharkiv photographer Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
To shoot, develop, print, and scan — this is the full journey that the film photographs of Kharkiv artist, photographer, and doctor Vladyslav Krasnoshchok go through. He documents the Russian‑Ukrainian war, its consequences, its tragedies, and its heroes on black‑and‑white film. We speak with Vladyslav about these images, their meaning, and his approach to work.
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News Stories
29.5.2024
The love for black‑and‑white film photography of Kharkiv photographer Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
To shoot, develop, print, and scan — this is the full journey that the film photographs of Kharkiv artist, photographer, and doctor Vladyslav Krasnoshchok go through. He documents the Russian‑Ukrainian war, its consequences, its tragedies, and its heroes on black‑and‑white film. We speak with Vladyslav about these images, their meaning, and his approach to work.
Photo Stories
28.5.2024
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Freedom is an endeavor. A conversation with Alexander Glyadelov
Today's guest was Oleksandr Gladylov, a Ukrainian documentary photographer, photojournalist who covered the war conflicts in Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan and Ukraine.
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Photo Stories
28.5.2024
Freedom is an endeavor. A conversation with Alexander Glyadelov
Today's guest was Oleksandr Gladylov, a Ukrainian documentary photographer, photojournalist who covered the war conflicts in Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan and Ukraine.
News Stories
25.5.2024
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The epicenter of tragedy and pain in Kharkiv after enemy air‑dropped bombs hit the hypermarket — as seen through the lenses of documentary photographers
A massive fire, a column of black smoke rising above the city, and the bodies of killed Kharkiv residents lying in the parking lot — these are the consequences of yet another Russian crime against civilians. Today, 25 May, at 16:02, Russian forces struck the “Epicentr” hypermarket in Kharkiv with aerial bombs. The number of dead and wounded is increasing by the hour.
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News Stories
25.5.2024
The epicenter of tragedy and pain in Kharkiv after enemy air‑dropped bombs hit the hypermarket — as seen through the lenses of documentary photographers
A massive fire, a column of black smoke rising above the city, and the bodies of killed Kharkiv residents lying in the parking lot — these are the consequences of yet another Russian crime against civilians. Today, 25 May, at 16:02, Russian forces struck the “Epicentr” hypermarket in Kharkiv with aerial bombs. The number of dead and wounded is increasing by the hour.
News Stories
23.5.2024
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Bodies of the dead among burned books. The aftermath of the Russian strike on a printing house in Kharkiv in the photographs of Oleksandr Mahula
On 23 May 2024, Russian forces carried out ten strikes on Kharkiv. Powerful explosions were heard across the city. Today, the enemy targeted a printing house and transport infrastructure. According to preliminary information, the attack was carried out with S‑300 missiles. Impacts were recorded in the Kholodnohirskyi and Osnovianskyi districts.
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News Stories
23.5.2024
Bodies of the dead among burned books. The aftermath of the Russian strike on a printing house in Kharkiv in the photographs of Oleksandr Mahula
On 23 May 2024, Russian forces carried out ten strikes on Kharkiv. Powerful explosions were heard across the city. Today, the enemy targeted a printing house and transport infrastructure. According to preliminary information, the attack was carried out with S‑300 missiles. Impacts were recorded in the Kholodnohirskyi and Osnovianskyi districts.

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