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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Missile strike on a training ground in Kyiv region and systematic shelling of regions: how Russia attacked Ukraine from July 20 to 26
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Ukrainian photographers — winners of the most prestigious world competitions
Global recognition of Ukrainian documentarians today goes far beyond purely artistic achievements, since the documentary frame remains the most powerful tool in the struggle for the attention of the international community. The year 2026 has become another important year of victory for Ukrainian photographers, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, on the international stage. Their works were nominated and awarded for their uncompromising capture of the realities of war.
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In Ukraine, a School of Photography and Visual Culture is being opened by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP).
Українська асоціація професійних фотографів (UAPP), керівником якої є лауреат Пулітцерівської премії Мстислав Чернов, відкриває Школу фотографії та візуальної культури — новий освітній простір, де фотографію розглядатимуть не лише як професію чи ремесло, а як інструмент культурного висловлювання.
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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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