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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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13.11.2023
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“The bullets were flying right above our heads.” The battle for the capital in photos by Marian Kushnir
Radio Svoboda journalist Maryan Kushnir met a full-scale invasion in Donetsk region, where he often worked before. According to him, on the eve of the invasion, he went to Marinka. Waiting for possible shelling of the city, he settled in an old hostel, where Donetsk can be seen from the window. He expected the front line to be attacked, but nothing happened.
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13.11.2023
“The bullets were flying right above our heads.” The battle for the capital in photos by Marian Kushnir
Radio Svoboda journalist Maryan Kushnir met a full-scale invasion in Donetsk region, where he often worked before. According to him, on the eve of the invasion, he went to Marinka. Waiting for possible shelling of the city, he settled in an old hostel, where Donetsk can be seen from the window. He expected the front line to be attacked, but nothing happened.
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12.11.2023
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Missile strike on the Kharkiv Regional State Administration
On March 1, 2022, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the central square of Kharkiv — Freedom Square. 29 people were killed. As seen from a CCTV camera, the explosion occurred at 8:02 a.m. At least four cars drove near the square at this time. The rocket hit the right wing of the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. The buildings of the opera house, the Philharmonic and part of the residential complex — four- and five-story buildings — were also damaged.
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12.11.2023
Missile strike on the Kharkiv Regional State Administration
On March 1, 2022, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the central square of Kharkiv — Freedom Square. 29 people were killed. As seen from a CCTV camera, the explosion occurred at 8:02 a.m. At least four cars drove near the square at this time. The rocket hit the right wing of the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. The buildings of the opera house, the Philharmonic and part of the residential complex — four- and five-story buildings — were also damaged.
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12.11.2023
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Yakiv Lyashenko and Evgeny Gertner showed the consequences of the strike on the Nova Poshta terminal near Kharkiv.
In the evening of October 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile strike on the Novaya Poshta terminal in the village of Korotych in Kharkiv region. The head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Syenegubov said that they fired from the S-300 air defense system.
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12.11.2023
Yakiv Lyashenko and Evgeny Gertner showed the consequences of the strike on the Nova Poshta terminal near Kharkiv.
In the evening of October 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile strike on the Novaya Poshta terminal in the village of Korotych in Kharkiv region. The head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Syenegubov said that they fired from the S-300 air defense system.
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12.11.2023
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The hottest point on the front — Avdiivka
Military photographer Oleg Palchyk documented the lives of civilians in one of the hottest hotspots — front-line Avdiyivka. In recent days, most of the news concerns the Russian offensive on Avdiyivka and Donbas as a whole. At the beginning of October, Oleg Palchyk together with the team of “TRO Media” came to Avdiyivka, for which fierce fighting continues.
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12.11.2023
The hottest point on the front — Avdiivka
Military photographer Oleg Palchyk documented the lives of civilians in one of the hottest hotspots — front-line Avdiyivka. In recent days, most of the news concerns the Russian offensive on Avdiyivka and Donbas as a whole. At the beginning of October, Oleg Palchyk together with the team of “TRO Media” came to Avdiyivka, for which fierce fighting continues.
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10.11.2023
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“No death passes without a trace; you carry these stories within you.”
Yevgeny Maloletka and Mstislav Chernov arrived in Mariupol just an hour before the start of a full-scale Russian invasion. The day before, they were shooting troops in Bakhmut. When the situation escalated, we went to document the daily life of Mariupol, a strategically important city for the war. They stayed in Mariupol for 20 days.
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10.11.2023
“No death passes without a trace; you carry these stories within you.”
Yevgeny Maloletka and Mstislav Chernov arrived in Mariupol just an hour before the start of a full-scale Russian invasion. The day before, they were shooting troops in Bakhmut. When the situation escalated, we went to document the daily life of Mariupol, a strategically important city for the war. They stayed in Mariupol for 20 days.
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9.11.2023
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The battles for Okhtyrka
The city of Akhtyrka is located in Sumy region. The distance to the border with Russia is no more than 30 kilometers, but Russian troops could not occupy the city. Ohtyrka has a strategically important location. In the event of the capture of the city, a direct route would be opened for Russian troops to the central part of Ukraine, to Poltava and Mirgorod, as well as to the southeast towards Kharkov, which would allow blocking the area.
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9.11.2023
The battles for Okhtyrka
The city of Akhtyrka is located in Sumy region. The distance to the border with Russia is no more than 30 kilometers, but Russian troops could not occupy the city. Ohtyrka has a strategically important location. In the event of the capture of the city, a direct route would be opened for Russian troops to the central part of Ukraine, to Poltava and Mirgorod, as well as to the southeast towards Kharkov, which would allow blocking the area.

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