Andriy Dubchak

Founder and editor-in-chief of Frontliner. Photographer, videographer, photojournalist, and war reporter. The first streamer of the Euromaidan: filmed the critical events of the Revolution of Dignity, including the tragic days of February 18th through 20th, 2014. He has been covering the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war since 2015. Andriy Dubchak's reports have been distributed and aired by many media outlets worldwide, including CNN, BBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others. Honorary member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers.

09 Aug., 2024 - Andriy Dubchak

The exhibition A Closer Look: Conflicted Art From Ukraine

The exhibition A Closer Look: Conflicted Art From Ukraine presents artistic responses to war through the works of 13 contemporary Ukrainian artists from the frontlines. Using photography, video, painting, sculpture, and installation, the artists explore critical questions arising from the fractures caused by conflict, creating a space for dialogue between viewers and the realities of war. Their works also showcase resilience and humanity amidst adversity.

15 Jul., 2024 - Andriy Dubchak

“Infamous”. Why do former prisoners join Ukrainian forces?

The 1st “Da Vinci” Brigade plans to recruit former prisoners to create a whole company. After completing the basic military training, recruits will be assigned to other combat units according to their needs and skills. Once they join their units, they will receive additional essential training. Somewhere in the woods of central Ukraine, a former […]

28 May., 2024 - Andriy Dubchak

Andriy Dubchak’s photo exhibition at the World Media Congress in Copenhagen

The Association of Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine, together with Media Freedom, the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), organized a photo exhibition of Andriy Dubchak at the World Media Congress in Copenhagen.

20 May., 2024 - Andriy Dubchak

Identity in ruins: How Russia is destroying Ukraine’s heritage

For over a decade, Russia has been waging a war to destroy Ukraine’s historical and cultural heritage: ruining buildings, conducting illegal archaeological excavations, appropriating museum artifacts and archives, and using the findings for its own propaganda. Russian authorities are attempting to eliminate as much of Ukrainian identity as possible. Since the full-scale invasion, 945 cultural […]

08 Jan., 2024 - Andriy Dubchak

The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers creates an online archive “Photo Chronicles of War”

“Our goal is to preserve the history of the resistance of the Ukrainian people for future generations and bring together key documentary photo projects related to the events of the full-scale invasion and its consequences on a single platform,” said Mstyslav Chernov, President of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Follow the […]

20 Nov., 2023 - Andriy Dubchak

Gen Camp: healing the invisible wounds of Ukrainian children

What happens to children after they lose a family member in a war. What if they lose multiple family members and home in a single strike? If they’ve watched a parent get murdered as they tried to escape? How does a child learn to live with what they’ve seen and experienced? Generation Ukrainian started […]

21 Aug., 2023 - Andriy Dubchak

Chancing one’s arm: wounded civilians remain in Avdiivka

Avdiivka, Ukraine – After being treated for near-fatal wounds from a shell explosion at the hospital in Myrnohrad, Viktor made up his mind and walked 50 kilometers back to his besieged hometown, Avdiivka. He casually points to scars on his legs, torso and even face. His body is marred by shrapnel wounds. However, that’s nothing […]

18 Jul., 2023 - Andriy Dubchak

The Aidar Battalion’s Guerilla Grad, a makeshift multiple rocket launcher. War and summer outside Bakhmut: A Photo Report

This makeshift modification of the Grad has certain advantages over the standard variant. The cost of converting a civilian SUV into a multiple rocket launcher is only 160 thousand UAH. The Guerilla Grad has a range of up to 25 kilometers (15.5 miles). It also has high target destruction accuracy, even compared to the standard […]

17 Jul., 2023 - Andriy Dubchak

Kamianka: a bird’s eye view of a destroyed village near Izium

Kamianka is a village near Izium in the Kharkiv region that was literally wiped off the map by the russians. There is not a single house left standing. The formerly rich farming village has been caught in the crossfire since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as it lies in a valley between two heights. […]

16 Jun., 2023 - Andriy Dubchak

A Terrorist attack on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant: Dnipropetrovsk region is dying without water

After the Russians blew up the dam of the Kakhovka reservoir, the riverside of Dnipro became a site of environmental disaster. While one part of the region is being flooded, another part is being destroyed by the lack of water. Immediately after the terrorist attack, the level of the upstream Dnipro began to drop rapidly, […]