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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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11.12.2023
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Destroyed monuments and burned equipment. Liberated Trostyanets in photographs by Oleg Pereverzev
The Russian army captured the city of Trostyanets in the Sumy region at the beginning of a full-scale invasion — on March 1, 2022. The Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the city from Russian troops less than a month later — on March 26. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Oleg Pereverziev, taken in the spring of 2022 in Trostyanets. The photographer was one of the first to arrive in the liberated city and filmed the consequences of the Russian occupation.
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11.12.2023
Destroyed monuments and burned equipment. Liberated Trostyanets in photographs by Oleg Pereverzev
The Russian army captured the city of Trostyanets in the Sumy region at the beginning of a full-scale invasion — on March 1, 2022. The Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the city from Russian troops less than a month later — on March 26. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Oleg Pereverziev, taken in the spring of 2022 in Trostyanets. The photographer was one of the first to arrive in the liberated city and filmed the consequences of the Russian occupation.
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9.12.2023
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Figure in the snow. Dismantling of the monument to Shchors on the photos of Evgeny Zavgorodny
Today, December 9, a monument to one of the Bolshevik leaders Nikolay Shchors was dismantled on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv. Specialists of KP “Kyivblagoustria” worked on the dismantling of the seven-ton structure for almost seven hours. Photographer Yevhenii Zavgorodny documented the process of descending the figure from the pedestal to the ground.
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9.12.2023
Figure in the snow. Dismantling of the monument to Shchors on the photos of Evgeny Zavgorodny
Today, December 9, a monument to one of the Bolshevik leaders Nikolay Shchors was dismantled on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv. Specialists of KP “Kyivblagoustria” worked on the dismantling of the seven-ton structure for almost seven hours. Photographer Yevhenii Zavgorodny documented the process of descending the figure from the pedestal to the ground.
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8.12.2023
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The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
Documentary photographer Serhiy Korovaynyi visits de-occupied villages and towns in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and captures how people survived the occupation and gradually come back to life.
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8.12.2023
The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
Documentary photographer Serhiy Korovaynyi visits de-occupied villages and towns in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and captures how people survived the occupation and gradually come back to life.
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7.12.2023
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Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of grant support from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Timofey Melnikov went to Donetsk region to work on the documentary project “Echoes of Donbass”.
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7.12.2023
Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of grant support from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Timofey Melnikov went to Donetsk region to work on the documentary project “Echoes of Donbass”.
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7.12.2023
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Four photos by UAPP members made it into CNN's top 100 most significant photos of the year
The American television channel CNN has published the 100 most significant photos of 2023. The hundred most impressive photos of 2023 include 2 photos taken by Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, as well as 2 photos by Yevgeny Maloletka.
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7.12.2023
Four photos by UAPP members made it into CNN's top 100 most significant photos of the year
The American television channel CNN has published the 100 most significant photos of 2023. The hundred most impressive photos of 2023 include 2 photos taken by Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, as well as 2 photos by Yevgeny Maloletka.
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5.12.2023
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The Sea Has Gone. A documentary project by Oleksandr Rupeta
The project “Photodocumentarians at the forefront: supporting Ukrainian photographers and their projects” is a microgrant program from the UAFF that helps support Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the war in Ukraine. Today we begin to share a series of documentary works of 10 finalists, namely the project of Alexander Rupeta.
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Photo Stories
5.12.2023
The Sea Has Gone. A documentary project by Oleksandr Rupeta
The project “Photodocumentarians at the forefront: supporting Ukrainian photographers and their projects” is a microgrant program from the UAFF that helps support Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the war in Ukraine. Today we begin to share a series of documentary works of 10 finalists, namely the project of Alexander Rupeta.

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