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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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27.3.2024
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Russian plane bombs hit Kharkov: consequences of terror in photos of Ukrainian documentarians
On Wednesday, March 27, two powerful explosions were heard in the afternoon during the air alarm in Kharkiv. For the first time since 2022, Russian troops attacked a residential area of the city with air bombs. 19 people were affected, among them a girl born in 2022 and a boy born in 2023. One civilian woman was killed, who was on the street at the time of the “arrival”. 14 apartment buildings were damaged.
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27.3.2024
Russian plane bombs hit Kharkov: consequences of terror in photos of Ukrainian documentarians
On Wednesday, March 27, two powerful explosions were heard in the afternoon during the air alarm in Kharkiv. For the first time since 2022, Russian troops attacked a residential area of the city with air bombs. 19 people were affected, among them a girl born in 2022 and a boy born in 2023. One civilian woman was killed, who was on the street at the time of the “arrival”. 14 apartment buildings were damaged.
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25.3.2024
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Destroyed building of the Academy of Arts in Kyiv: the consequences of the ballistic attack of the Russians in the lens of documentary filmmakers
Numerous explosions thundered through the center of Kiev on Monday, March 25, about 30 seconds after the air alarm sirens went off. Russian troops attacked the capital of Ukraine with two ballistic missiles, they managed to shoot them down.
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25.3.2024
Destroyed building of the Academy of Arts in Kyiv: the consequences of the ballistic attack of the Russians in the lens of documentary filmmakers
Numerous explosions thundered through the center of Kiev on Monday, March 25, about 30 seconds after the air alarm sirens went off. Russian troops attacked the capital of Ukraine with two ballistic missiles, they managed to shoot them down.
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24.3.2024
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“I don't know when you'll get this message,” my friend writes to me. ‘You're always on time,’ I reply. Photo with a story by Olena Huseynova
I saw her smile. And she saw that I saw her. And that I was smiling too. We talked about why we had stopped pausing before saying something that might scare someone. And about why we talk so much, but have so few stories to tell. We talked for a long time. She moved around the apartment. She turned on the light in the kitchen. She turned off the light in the kitchen. And turned it on in the living room. And then her phone ran out of battery.
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24.3.2024
“I don't know when you'll get this message,” my friend writes to me. ‘You're always on time,’ I reply. Photo with a story by Olena Huseynova
I saw her smile. And she saw that I saw her. And that I was smiling too. We talked about why we had stopped pausing before saying something that might scare someone. And about why we talk so much, but have so few stories to tell. We talked for a long time. She moved around the apartment. She turned on the light in the kitchen. She turned off the light in the kitchen. And turned it on in the living room. And then her phone ran out of battery.
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22.3.2024
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Attack on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, burned trolleybus and blackout in Kharkiv — consequences of large-scale attack in documentarists' photos
Blackout in Kharkov, two killed in Khmelnytskyi, three in Zaporizhia, emergency power outages in most regions of Ukraine, attacks on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, and dozens of destroyed buildings and burned cars - such are the consequences of a night attack by Russians on Ukrainian energy, which became the largest more in 2024.
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22.3.2024
Attack on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, burned trolleybus and blackout in Kharkiv — consequences of large-scale attack in documentarists' photos
Blackout in Kharkov, two killed in Khmelnytskyi, three in Zaporizhia, emergency power outages in most regions of Ukraine, attacks on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, and dozens of destroyed buildings and burned cars - such are the consequences of a night attack by Russians on Ukrainian energy, which became the largest more in 2024.
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21.3.2024
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Kyiv through the lens of documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratinsky and Pavlo Florescu after massive missile attack by Russians
The first massive missile attack on the capital in 44 days. On the morning of March 21, Russian troops carried out another act of terror against Ukrainians. Enemy missiles came from the north, the main target of attack was Kiev. Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 31 missiles — 2 ballistic and 29 cruise missiles.
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21.3.2024
Kyiv through the lens of documentary filmmaker Vyacheslav Ratinsky and Pavlo Florescu after massive missile attack by Russians
The first massive missile attack on the capital in 44 days. On the morning of March 21, Russian troops carried out another act of terror against Ukrainians. Enemy missiles came from the north, the main target of attack was Kiev. Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 31 missiles — 2 ballistic and 29 cruise missiles.
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20.3.2024
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Russians hit a printing house and a furniture workshop in Kharkov. Tragedy in the photo of Yakov Lyashenko
On March 20, at noon, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with an X-59 missile, which hit a multi-storey civil industrial enterprise. Five dead and seven injured are now known. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synegubov.
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20.3.2024
Russians hit a printing house and a furniture workshop in Kharkov. Tragedy in the photo of Yakov Lyashenko
On March 20, at noon, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with an X-59 missile, which hit a multi-storey civil industrial enterprise. Five dead and seven injured are now known. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synegubov.

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