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Massive shelling of Dnipro and nightly terror in Odesa: a weekly overview of enemy attacks
Dnipro and Odesa are once again recovering from strikes on residential neighborhoods. Following the twenty‑hour shelling of Dnipro on April 25, nine civilians were confirmed dead and 61 injured; the attack the day before claimed three more lives. In Odesa, two people were killed and nearly twenty wounded. The week was marked by a sharp escalation of shelling in border and frontline regions. Sumy, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv suffered from enemy strikes, with intensified attacks in northern Kharkiv region. The situation remains consistently severe in the south and east — in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk. In Kyiv, the death toll from the April 18 terrorist attack rose to seven after a man died in hospital; seven more people, including a child, remain under medical care. At the same time, Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko clarified that it was not the mother of the injured child who died, but her sister.
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Massive shelling of Dnipro and nightly terror in Odesa: a weekly overview of enemy attacks
Dnipro and Odesa are once again recovering from strikes on residential neighborhoods. Following the twenty‑hour shelling of Dnipro on April 25, nine civilians were confirmed dead and 61 injured; the attack the day before claimed three more lives. In Odesa, two people were killed and nearly twenty wounded. The week was marked by a sharp escalation of shelling in border and frontline regions. Sumy, Nizhyn, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv suffered from enemy strikes, with intensified attacks in northern Kharkiv region. The situation remains consistently severe in the south and east — in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk. In Kyiv, the death toll from the April 18 terrorist attack rose to seven after a man died in hospital; seven more people, including a child, remain under medical care. At the same time, Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko clarified that it was not the mother of the injured child who died, but her sister.
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Russian propaganda in action: how the Hungarian government used Kremlin narratives in its election campaign
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.
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A tragic week for Ukraine: brutal Russian attacks on peaceful cities and an armed assault on people in the capital
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.
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Tragic consequences of Russian attacks during Holy Week
On the eve of Easter, Russian forces deliberately struck peaceful towns and villages. The enemy targeted energy infrastructure, administrative buildings during working hours, crowded markets, public transport, cultural and historical landmarks, and the homes of ordinary Ukrainians. Odesa, Nikopol, and Kramatorsk were in mourning for the dead. In Nikopol — a city of about 40,000 residents — more than 100 people have been killed or injured since the beginning of April, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Life. Civilian casualties are also high in Kherson, which remains under constant threat from shelling and remote mining.The scale of destruction to residential areas is captured in photo reports from Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, and Kramatorsk.
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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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25.4.2024
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This war has shaken the concept of objectivity. A conversation with Yevgeny Maloletka and Anastasia Vlasova
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. In this issue you will talk about the new generation of Ukrainian documentary photographers, the objectivity of documentary filmmaking, the ethics of documentation and what documentary photography will be like next.
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25.4.2024
This war has shaken the concept of objectivity. A conversation with Yevgeny Maloletka and Anastasia Vlasova
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. In this issue you will talk about the new generation of Ukrainian documentary photographers, the objectivity of documentary filmmaking, the ethics of documentation and what documentary photography will be like next.
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24.4.2024
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Flooded and shelled Kherson: the aftermath of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in photographs by Mstislav Chernov, Danil Pavlov, and Konstantin and Vlada Liberov
On June 6, 2023, around three o'clock, the Russian military blew up the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region. It was the fifth largest hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine. By destroying it, the Russian invaders caused the largest man-made disaster on our continent since the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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24.4.2024
Flooded and shelled Kherson: the aftermath of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in photographs by Mstislav Chernov, Danil Pavlov, and Konstantin and Vlada Liberov
On June 6, 2023, around three o'clock, the Russian military blew up the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region. It was the fifth largest hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine. By destroying it, the Russian invaders caused the largest man-made disaster on our continent since the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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23.4.2024
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Victims and destruction in Odesa: the consequences of the Russian drone attack in the lens of photographer Timofey Melnikov
On the night of April 23, the Russians attacked the south of Ukraine with Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs. The residential sector of Odessa fell under the enemy's sights. As a result of the enemy attack on the city, damage was recorded to almost 60 apartments in 22 houses. Nine people were also injured, including four children. This is a boy and a girl of 5 and 9 months and two boys of 9 and 12 years. Children and three adults with injuries of varying severity were taken to the hospital. This is reported in the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office.
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23.4.2024
Victims and destruction in Odesa: the consequences of the Russian drone attack in the lens of photographer Timofey Melnikov
On the night of April 23, the Russians attacked the south of Ukraine with Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs. The residential sector of Odessa fell under the enemy's sights. As a result of the enemy attack on the city, damage was recorded to almost 60 apartments in 22 houses. Nine people were also injured, including four children. This is a boy and a girl of 5 and 9 months and two boys of 9 and 12 years. Children and three adults with injuries of varying severity were taken to the hospital. This is reported in the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office.
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19.4.2024
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The Russians attacked the center of the Dnipro and the objects of Ukrzaliznytsia: the consequences in the photos of Mykola Sinelnikov
On the night of April 19, Russian troops once again attacked Ukraine. The occupiers launched 22 missiles of various types and 14 drones. The air force shot down all the Shaheds and 15 rockets. During the combined attack, the Dnieper and the region were most affected. The occupiers killed eight people: two adults in Dnipro and four adults and two children (a girl 14 years old and a boy 8 years old) in Sinelnikovo.
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19.4.2024
The Russians attacked the center of the Dnipro and the objects of Ukrzaliznytsia: the consequences in the photos of Mykola Sinelnikov
On the night of April 19, Russian troops once again attacked Ukraine. The occupiers launched 22 missiles of various types and 14 drones. The air force shot down all the Shaheds and 15 rockets. During the combined attack, the Dnieper and the region were most affected. The occupiers killed eight people: two adults in Dnipro and four adults and two children (a girl 14 years old and a boy 8 years old) in Sinelnikovo.
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18.4.2024
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Ukrainian documentary filmmaker Yulia Kochetova receives Global World Press Photo Award
The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the winners of the most prestigious annual prize in the field of photojournalism. Award-winning images range from devastating conflicts and political upheavals to the climate crisis and the safe passage of migrants.
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18.4.2024
Ukrainian documentary filmmaker Yulia Kochetova receives Global World Press Photo Award
The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the winners of the most prestigious annual prize in the field of photojournalism. Award-winning images range from devastating conflicts and political upheavals to the climate crisis and the safe passage of migrants.
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17.4.2024
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Three russian iskander missiles killed 17 ukrainians in Chernihiv. Tragedy in the photos of the documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratinsky
On the morning of April 17, Russian troops attacked the center of Chernihiv with three cruise missiles. An eight-story building was destroyed, four high-rise buildings, a hospital, a higher education institution, dozens of cars were damaged. As of 17:00 it is known about 17 dead, 61 people injured, including three children.
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17.4.2024
Three russian iskander missiles killed 17 ukrainians in Chernihiv. Tragedy in the photos of the documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratinsky
On the morning of April 17, Russian troops attacked the center of Chernihiv with three cruise missiles. An eight-story building was destroyed, four high-rise buildings, a hospital, a higher education institution, dozens of cars were damaged. As of 17:00 it is known about 17 dead, 61 people injured, including three children.

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