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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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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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5.5.2024
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Easter terror in Kharkiv. The consequences of Russian attacks on the photos of local documentarians
Russian troops on Easter launched air strikes in the center of Kharkov. There were explosions in the city for about 15 hours. The Air Force warned about the danger of strikes from aircraft.
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5.5.2024
Easter terror in Kharkiv. The consequences of Russian attacks on the photos of local documentarians
Russian troops on Easter launched air strikes in the center of Kharkov. There were explosions in the city for about 15 hours. The Air Force warned about the danger of strikes from aircraft.

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