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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Missile strike on a training ground in Kyiv region and systematic shelling of regions: how Russia attacked Ukraine from July 20 to 26
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Ukrainian photographers — winners of the most prestigious world competitions
Global recognition of Ukrainian documentarians today goes far beyond purely artistic achievements, since the documentary frame remains the most powerful tool in the struggle for the attention of the international community. The year 2026 has become another important year of victory for Ukrainian photographers, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, on the international stage. Their works were nominated and awarded for their uncompromising capture of the realities of war.
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In Ukraine, a School of Photography and Visual Culture is being opened by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP).
Українська асоціація професійних фотографів (UAPP), керівником якої є лауреат Пулітцерівської премії Мстислав Чернов, відкриває Школу фотографії та візуальної культури — новий освітній простір, де фотографію розглядатимуть не лише як професію чи ремесло, а як інструмент культурного висловлювання.
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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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“Ways of capturing the war.” Battles for the capital in photographs by Oleksandr Ratushniak
Since February 24, 2022, a large-scale invasion of Russian troops began in several directions: in the area of the demarcation line in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, from the temporarily occupied Crimea and from the Belarusian side to Sumy, Chernihiv and Kiev. Russian troops planned to capture the capital in two to three days, but their plan failed. Kiev resisted, instead the Russians occupied part of the area and approached the capital close to the capital. There were fierce battles near Kiev.
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13.11.2023
“Ways of capturing the war.” Battles for the capital in photographs by Oleksandr Ratushniak
Since February 24, 2022, a large-scale invasion of Russian troops began in several directions: in the area of the demarcation line in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, from the temporarily occupied Crimea and from the Belarusian side to Sumy, Chernihiv and Kiev. Russian troops planned to capture the capital in two to three days, but their plan failed. Kiev resisted, instead the Russians occupied part of the area and approached the capital close to the capital. There were fierce battles near Kiev.
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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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“Generation.” Documentary project by Olena Grom
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