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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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UAPP Projects
8.11.2023
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“The brave carry the light”
The exhibition project, created in cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and IST Publishing, is realized within the framework of the presentation of the book of the same name, which reflects the life of Ukraine during the difficult period of winter blackouts 2022-2023, as well as the courage of energy workers and every citizen of Ukraine.
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UAPP Projects
8.11.2023
“The brave carry the light”
The exhibition project, created in cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and IST Publishing, is realized within the framework of the presentation of the book of the same name, which reflects the life of Ukraine during the difficult period of winter blackouts 2022-2023, as well as the courage of energy workers and every citizen of Ukraine.
News Stories
8.11.2023
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I decided not to leave Lviv, I didn't even pack an emergency bag.
On February 24, 2022, photographer Yurko Diachyshyn was in his hometown Lviv. He did not believe in the possibility of a full-scale war. Yurko Diachishin has been cooperating with AFP since 2009. Around six in the morning he was called by one of the editors and Yurko went to the city in search of stories. In Lviv there was the first wave of panic: everyone was going somewhere, huge queues arose near ATMs and gas stations. Yurko and his wife decided not to leave Lviv, they did not even collect the alarming suitcase.
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News Stories
8.11.2023
I decided not to leave Lviv, I didn't even pack an emergency bag.
On February 24, 2022, photographer Yurko Diachyshyn was in his hometown Lviv. He did not believe in the possibility of a full-scale war. Yurko Diachishin has been cooperating with AFP since 2009. Around six in the morning he was called by one of the editors and Yurko went to the city in search of stories. In Lviv there was the first wave of panic: everyone was going somewhere, huge queues arose near ATMs and gas stations. Yurko and his wife decided not to leave Lviv, they did not even collect the alarming suitcase.
News Stories
7.11.2023
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People, like me, did not understand what was happening at all.
Photographer Pavlo Dorogoy was in Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. “I woke up at five in the morning from a call from my mother, who said in tears that she heard explosions and saw a roar in the sky. The simpleton told her that it could be fireworks,” recalls Pavlo Dorohoy. Then he started reading the news, chatting with friends, and realized that it was not fireworks.
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News Stories
7.11.2023
People, like me, did not understand what was happening at all.
Photographer Pavlo Dorogoy was in Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. “I woke up at five in the morning from a call from my mother, who said in tears that she heard explosions and saw a roar in the sky. The simpleton told her that it could be fireworks,” recalls Pavlo Dorohoy. Then he started reading the news, chatting with friends, and realized that it was not fireworks.
News Stories
6.11.2023
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“I knew that many of my friends would die. And I might too.”
Photographer Andrey Dubchak talks about the first days of a full-scale invasion. Photographer Andrey Dubchak met the war on February 24 at the Mir Hotel in Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region. He recalls waking up from a phone call from his wife Lisa, who reported the beginning of the war.
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News Stories
6.11.2023
“I knew that many of my friends would die. And I might too.”
Photographer Andrey Dubchak talks about the first days of a full-scale invasion. Photographer Andrey Dubchak met the war on February 24 at the Mir Hotel in Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region. He recalls waking up from a phone call from his wife Lisa, who reported the beginning of the war.
News Stories
5.11.2023
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I had a feeling that these might be my last photos of Kyiv.
Photographer Alina Smutko was in Kyiv on February 24, 2022. She recalls that she did not expect such a development of events, and only made up the alarming suitcase because of the many requests of friends. Alina learned about the beginning of a full-scale war at four in the morning, after the first explosions in Kyiv.
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News Stories
5.11.2023
I had a feeling that these might be my last photos of Kyiv.
Photographer Alina Smutko was in Kyiv on February 24, 2022. She recalls that she did not expect such a development of events, and only made up the alarming suitcase because of the many requests of friends. Alina learned about the beginning of a full-scale war at four in the morning, after the first explosions in Kyiv.
News Stories
3.11.2023
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Nine Ukrainian photographers tell and show how the great invasion began
With this material, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers begins a series of materials devoted to the key events of the Russian war against Ukraine, where we will publish memoirs and photos of Ukrainian documentary photographers. On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main events of this day were missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, breakthrough of Russian troops on the foothills, south and east
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News Stories
3.11.2023
Nine Ukrainian photographers tell and show how the great invasion began
With this material, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers begins a series of materials devoted to the key events of the Russian war against Ukraine, where we will publish memoirs and photos of Ukrainian documentary photographers. On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main events of this day were missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, breakthrough of Russian troops on the foothills, south and east

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