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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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14.3.2024
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How to apply to international photo contests — and win? The experience of Roman Pylypii, Olena Hrom, and Oleksandr Rupeta
Any participation in a photo contest, regardless of the outcome, contributes to a photographer’s professional growth. For Ukrainian photographers, it is also an opportunity to tell international audiences about the Russian‑Ukrainian war and its consequences — and to be heard.
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14.3.2024
How to apply to international photo contests — and win? The experience of Roman Pylypii, Olena Hrom, and Oleksandr Rupeta
Any participation in a photo contest, regardless of the outcome, contributes to a photographer’s professional growth. For Ukrainian photographers, it is also an opportunity to tell international audiences about the Russian‑Ukrainian war and its consequences — and to be heard.
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13.3.2024
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Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.
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13.3.2024
Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.
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11.3.2024
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The White King and Others: The Most Mysterious Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Photographs of Vyacheslav Ratynsky
On May 22, 2023, a series of explosions occurred in the Belgorod region. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine said that an operation is being carried out in this territory to “create a safety strip” exclusively with the participation of citizens of the Russian Federation. Instead, a “counter-terrorist operation regime” was introduced in the Belgorod region and began evacuating nuclear munitions from the storage facility.
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11.3.2024
The White King and Others: The Most Mysterious Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Photographs of Vyacheslav Ratynsky
On May 22, 2023, a series of explosions occurred in the Belgorod region. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine said that an operation is being carried out in this territory to “create a safety strip” exclusively with the participation of citizens of the Russian Federation. Instead, a “counter-terrorist operation regime” was introduced in the Belgorod region and began evacuating nuclear munitions from the storage facility.
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11.3.2024
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The film *20 Days in Mariupol* by director Mstyslav Chernov has won an Oscar.
A historic moment for Ukraine. The documentary *20 Days in Mariupol* by director, journalist, and UAPP founder Mstyslav Chernov has brought our country its first Oscar.
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11.3.2024
The film *20 Days in Mariupol* by director Mstyslav Chernov has won an Oscar.
A historic moment for Ukraine. The documentary *20 Days in Mariupol* by director, journalist, and UAPP founder Mstyslav Chernov has brought our country its first Oscar.
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10.3.2024
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One life is enough for a drone: Elena Guseinova and photo of the week
Vyacheslav Ratynsky took this photo back in February. One of Ukraine's charitable foundations is donating FPV drones to the military, which people from all over Ukraine have been donating money for over several months. Two thousand FPV drones are laid out in long, thin black and white lines on the floor of a large pavilion. Between these lines, a Ukrainian soldier holds one of the drones in his hands, as if it were a toy.
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10.3.2024
One life is enough for a drone: Elena Guseinova and photo of the week
Vyacheslav Ratynsky took this photo back in February. One of Ukraine's charitable foundations is donating FPV drones to the military, which people from all over Ukraine have been donating money for over several months. Two thousand FPV drones are laid out in long, thin black and white lines on the floor of a large pavilion. Between these lines, a Ukrainian soldier holds one of the drones in his hands, as if it were a toy.
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10.3.2024
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Wounded Kharkiv — the city through the eyes of those who document the consequences of Russian attacks for Ukrainian and international media
Burned houses and cars, shattered windows, bloodstains on the asphalt, bodies lying covered on the ground — these are the wounds on the body of the city. Every shelling, every “arrival,” every consequence of a Russian attack harms people, and with them everything they have built over a lifetime. Beloved places disappear, historical architecture is destroyed, high‑rises turn into abandoned ghost buildings, and the city skyline loses its familiar shape.
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10.3.2024
Wounded Kharkiv — the city through the eyes of those who document the consequences of Russian attacks for Ukrainian and international media
Burned houses and cars, shattered windows, bloodstains on the asphalt, bodies lying covered on the ground — these are the wounds on the body of the city. Every shelling, every “arrival,” every consequence of a Russian attack harms people, and with them everything they have built over a lifetime. Beloved places disappear, historical architecture is destroyed, high‑rises turn into abandoned ghost buildings, and the city skyline loses its familiar shape.

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