Firefighters extinguish a large-scale fire caused by a Russian Shahed-type drone attack, Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2024. Georgiy Ivanchenko / Frontliner
Firefighters extinguish a large-scale fire caused by a Russian Shahed-type drone attack, Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2024. Georgiy Ivanchenko / Frontliner
Ukraine is defending: 2024 in photos from Frontliner reporters
Ukraine has been in a full-scale war with Russia for the third year. 2024 was especially difficult and exhausting for the army, society, and economy. Every day, 100-200 combat clashes along the thousand-kilometer front line. Hundreds of drones and missiles are launched at cities and villages in the depths of the country. The advantage of the Russian army in terms of human and weapon resources is reflected in the loss of territories and the exhaustion of people in the Ukrainian military. The situation is becoming critical. But society seems to have gotten used to life in war. Moral and economic fatigue and the uncertainty of the future seem to blind and hide from us the primary and unchanging goal of the Russian Federation - the destruction of Ukraine forever. 2025 may become decisive in this war…
To witness, record for history, and show you the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2024, the Frontliner team went on business trips to the front lines and throughout Ukraine 51 times. And this is 167 days in the fields. This is 50,000 kilometers by car and 4.2 thousand liters of fuel. In addition, shelling and drones, risks and fear, in the end, death and life. This is all about the reality, as Frontliner reporters saw it in 2024. Our reports told and showed, and some helped and possibly saved.
For your attention, just some of the photos Frontliner reporters took in 2024 captured the moments of war. In 2025, we will continue our work and show you the reality. This is becoming more difficult due to the risks of war, reduced funding for the media, emotional burnout of team members, reduced attention from the audience, and fatigue from the topic of war.
In our work, we need the support of readers with advice, reactions, comments, and sharing.
We also need your financial support so that we can travel to the frontline, witness, and show the reality of 2025.
Firefighters extinguish a large-scale fire caused by a Russian attack with Shahed drones in Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2024. Georgiy Ivanchenko / Frontliner
Firefighters extinguish a large-scale fire caused by a Russian attack with Shahed drones in Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2024. Georgiy Ivanchenko / Frontliner
Former prisoners 'Suslik' and 'Kot' who signed a contract with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (1st Da Vinci Brigade) before visiting the registry office, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, October 29, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
Former prisoners 'Suslik' and 'Kot' who signed a contract with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (1st Da Vinci Brigade) before visiting the registry office, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, October 29, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
A moment of respite while digging a dugout, a soldier of the 1st Da Vinci Brigade, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, August 19, 2024. Nadiia Karpova / Frontliner
A moment of respite while digging a dugout, a soldier of the 1st Da Vinci Brigade, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, August 19, 2024. Nadiia Karpova / Frontliner
The Ukrainian military battalion "Da Vinci Wolves", which was wounded near Krasnohorivka and alone for more than a day to get to the positions from which it was possible to evacuate, is transferred from a pickup truck to a stretcher at the location of the stabilization point of the medical service of the "ULF" battalion, Donetsk region, August 25, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
The Ukrainian military battalion "Da Vinci Wolves", which was wounded near Krasnohorivka and alone for more than a day to get to the positions from which it was possible to evacuate, is transferred from a pickup truck to a stretcher at the location of the stabilization point of the medical service of the "ULF" battalion, Donetsk region, August 25, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
A young dancer of the “Happy Childhood” dance ensemble rests before the ensemble's performance in a shelter, Kharkiv, Ukraine, January 28, 2024. Yakov Lyashenko / Frontliner
A young dancer of the “Happy Childhood” dance ensemble rests before the ensemble's performance in a shelter, Kharkiv, Ukraine, January 28, 2024. Yakov Lyashenko / Frontliner
The 148th Airborne Brigade paratroopers' positions after an M777 howitzer shot. Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 28, 2024. Olena Maksymenko / Frontliner
The 148th Airborne Brigade paratroopers' positions after an M777 howitzer shot. Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 28, 2024. Olena Maksymenko / Frontliner
A serviceman of the 37th Marine Brigade repairs a damaged infantry fighting vehicle, Kherson region, Ukraine, August 14, 2024. Nadiia Karpova / Frontliner
A serviceman of the 37th Marine Brigade repairs a damaged infantry fighting vehicle, Kherson region, Ukraine, August 14, 2024. Nadiia Karpova / Frontliner
Three Russian soldiers captured during an attempted assault on Ukrainian positions by fighters of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion are waiting in a basement for further transfer. Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 25, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
Three Russian soldiers captured during an attempted assault on Ukrainian positions by fighters of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion are waiting in a basement for further transfer. Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 25, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
After surviving the morning's Russian attack, Lviv residents take shelter in the basement from the threat of another attack, Lviv, Ukraine, September 4, 2024. Diana Delyurman / Frontliner
After surviving the morning's Russian attack, Lviv residents take shelter in the basement from the threat of another attack, Lviv, Ukraine, September 4, 2024. Diana Delyurman / Frontliner
A granddaughter cries in the carriage of an evacuation train as she parted ways with her grandfather, who decided to stay and take care of his home and property in the suburbs of Pokrovsk, which is rapidly approaching the front line. Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 22, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
A granddaughter cries in the carriage of an evacuation train as she parted ways with her grandfather, who decided to stay and take care of his home and property in the suburbs of Pokrovsk, which is rapidly approaching the front line. Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 22, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
As a result of a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, one of the missiles hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital. Emergency services and local residents are clearing the rubble. Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024. Dubchak Danylo / Frontliner
As a result of a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, one of the missiles hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital. Emergency services and local residents are clearing the rubble. Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024. Dubchak Danylo / Frontliner
A sniper at a sniper training center, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. Dubchak Danylo / Frontliner
A sniper at a sniper training center, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. Dubchak Danylo / Frontliner
Women volunteers of the Bucha Witches Air Defense Unit (Bucha Community Air Defense Unit) stand in a side bar during tactical training. Kyiv region, Ukraine, July 6, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
Women volunteers of the Bucha Witches Air Defense Unit (Bucha Community Air Defense Unit) stand in a side bar during tactical training. Kyiv region, Ukraine, July 6, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
A soldier released from Russian captivity as a result of a prisoner of war exchange kisses his son after a long separation, Ukraine, August 24, 2024. Artem Derkachоv / Frontliner
A soldier released from Russian captivity as a result of a prisoner of war exchange kisses his son after a long separation, Ukraine, August 24, 2024. Artem Derkachоv / Frontliner
The lesson “I Learn the World” during an air raid in a bomb shelter basement for students of a school in Kremenchuk. Kremenchuk. Every child at school must have an alarm briefcase and a badge around his or her neck with the name, surname, and contact information of their parents. Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / Frontliner
The lesson “I Learn the World” during an air raid in a bomb shelter basement for students of a school in Kremenchuk. Kremenchuk. Every child at school must have an alarm briefcase and a badge around his or her neck with the name, surname, and contact information of their parents. Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine, March 18, 2024. Andriy Dubchak / 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.
Video operator and documentary filmmaker from Dnipro. She worked as an actress until Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Since then, she has focused on frontline reporting and visual storytelling for the independent media outlet Frontliner.
She has been a freelancer for most of her career and has written for Ukrainian publications. She was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. In 2014, at the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, she and her colleagues spent three days in Russian captivity. Since 2016, she has been visiting the frontline as a military reporter. She is the author of "Bremen Highways," "I am November to You," "Unrepentant," "Dogs that tame people," and "Direct Speech. Defense chronicles.”
After studying at the Faculty of History, intuition led her to journalism. Therefore, even more letters and texts appeared in my life. Since joining Frontliner, she has started to pursue her passion for photography. Her focus is always on national security, Russian war crimes, attacks on cultural objects, and the impact of war on children.
Education – Kyiv University of Culture, majored in Audiovisual Arts and Production. His main goal is to cover in detail and openly the events related to Russia's war against Ukraine. In the Frontliner team since 2022.
He wrote his first article in 2014 for the local newspaper "Sobytiya" in Bakhmut. Subsequently, he worked as a stringer on the local TV channel "TRK Bakhmut.” He graduated from the Kyiv University of Culture with a degree in TV journalism. He trained with the Genesis team in the YouTube content department. He then studied at a summer school in Berlin, where he studied the automation of media work with AI. Artem participated in the MDF program and is currently the JEP of this community. He has joined the Frontliner team since April 2024.
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