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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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22.5.2024
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Ruins and blood after the strike in Kharkiv. Documentary photographs by Georhii Ivanchenko and Vlada and Kostiantyn Liberov
Damaged apartment blocks, a shattered tram and trolleybus, burned‑out cars, wounded and frightened people — these are the consequences of the Russian strike on Kharkiv with UMPB D‑30 munitions. The explosion occurred in the city on 22 May 2024. Once again, the enemy hit residential districts — Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi — from the territory of Russia’s Belgorod region.
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22.5.2024
Ruins and blood after the strike in Kharkiv. Documentary photographs by Georhii Ivanchenko and Vlada and Kostiantyn Liberov
Damaged apartment blocks, a shattered tram and trolleybus, burned‑out cars, wounded and frightened people — these are the consequences of the Russian strike on Kharkiv with UMPB D‑30 munitions. The explosion occurred in the city on 22 May 2024. Once again, the enemy hit residential districts — Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi — from the territory of Russia’s Belgorod region.
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20.5.2024
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The tragedy of a destroyed holiday resort on the outskirts of Kharkiv, captured on film by Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
Destroyed pavilions and bodies trapped beneath the rubble — the result of yet another Russian attack on civilians. On the morning of 19 May 2024, Russian forces carried out double strikes with Iskander‑M missiles on a recreational area in the outskirts of Kharkiv. A holiday resort in the village of Cherkaska Lozova, where around fifty people were present, came under fire.
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20.5.2024
The tragedy of a destroyed holiday resort on the outskirts of Kharkiv, captured on film by Vladyslav Krasnoshchok
Destroyed pavilions and bodies trapped beneath the rubble — the result of yet another Russian attack on civilians. On the morning of 19 May 2024, Russian forces carried out double strikes with Iskander‑M missiles on a recreational area in the outskirts of Kharkiv. A holiday resort in the village of Cherkaska Lozova, where around fifty people were present, came under fire.
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19.5.2024
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The forbidden and wounded Kherson region through the lens of photographer Ivan Antypenko
Ivan Antypenko is a Ukrainian journalist, photographer, and videographer who primarily covers the Russian‑Ukrainian war in the South of Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russians came to his home in his native city of Kherson. He returned on November 13, but under shelling and surrounded by floodwaters he continues his work. We speak with Ivan Antypenko about his favourite ruined places in Kherson, about occupation and liberation, about flooding and shelling, and about the restrictions and permissions for shooting.
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19.5.2024
The forbidden and wounded Kherson region through the lens of photographer Ivan Antypenko
Ivan Antypenko is a Ukrainian journalist, photographer, and videographer who primarily covers the Russian‑Ukrainian war in the South of Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russians came to his home in his native city of Kherson. He returned on November 13, but under shelling and surrounded by floodwaters he continues his work. We speak with Ivan Antypenko about his favourite ruined places in Kherson, about occupation and liberation, about flooding and shelling, and about the restrictions and permissions for shooting.
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18.5.2024
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Life after deportation and before occupation. Crimean Tatars of Gennady Minchenko
On May 18, Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatars. 80 years ago at 3:00am on May 18, 1944, the Soviet authorities began the evacuation of all Crimean Tatars from their native peninsula. At that time, about 200,000 people were forcibly taken out in goods wagons. Almost half died on the road or in the first years after deportation.
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18.5.2024
Life after deportation and before occupation. Crimean Tatars of Gennady Minchenko
On May 18, Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatars. 80 years ago at 3:00am on May 18, 1944, the Soviet authorities began the evacuation of all Crimean Tatars from their native peninsula. At that time, about 200,000 people were forcibly taken out in goods wagons. Almost half died on the road or in the first years after deportation.
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15.5.2024
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Shelling, Evacuation and Threat of Re-Occupation of Volchansk in Documentary Pictures by Georgy Ivanchenko and Yakov Lyashenko
Volchansk is a city in Kharkiv region, located 4 km from the border with the Russian Federation and almost 50 km from Kharkiv itself. For the sixth day in a row, the city does not leave the front pages of the world media. Shelling, fire and destruction. Today, the city is under constant fire from the Russians. For the second time in the entire period of the Russian full-scale invasion, Volchansk may be captured. The invaders are trying to surround Volchansk, approaching it from different sides.
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15.5.2024
Shelling, Evacuation and Threat of Re-Occupation of Volchansk in Documentary Pictures by Georgy Ivanchenko and Yakov Lyashenko
Volchansk is a city in Kharkiv region, located 4 km from the border with the Russian Federation and almost 50 km from Kharkiv itself. For the sixth day in a row, the city does not leave the front pages of the world media. Shelling, fire and destruction. Today, the city is under constant fire from the Russians. For the second time in the entire period of the Russian full-scale invasion, Volchansk may be captured. The invaders are trying to surround Volchansk, approaching it from different sides.
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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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