100 Photos of Ukraine is our traditional year-end feature, which we have been compiling annually since 2017.
These images are the most vivid and significant photographs our team has taken over the past 12 months. They capture the essence of contemporary Ukraine: the heroism of our defenders, the recovery of veterans, reconstruction efforts, everyday work, and the unwavering volunteer spirit of Ukrainians. This is our history — a story that must be documented and remembered.
2024the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has been another test of resilience for Ukrainians. This period was marked by intense battles in the East and massive enemy airstrikes. Once again, Ukraine has demonstrated its steadfastness, strength, and unwavering determination to defend its freedom against all odds.
We invite you to browse these photographs as a reminder of everything we have endured together. Our team also responded to these events, capturing pivotal moments for history.
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Cover Photo: A soldier from the 92nd Assault Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, riding in a truck en route to the front lines. Donetsk region, February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A performance by the Nafta Kharkiv theater. Kharkiv, Slobozhanshchyna. January 2024. Photo by Viktoriia Yakymenko.
The Vandra Rugs carpet weaving company, which was evacuated from Kakhovka. Kosiv, Carpathians. January 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
A rally in support of Ukraine in Cologne, Germany. January 2024. Photo by Dmytro Bartosh.
Liubov Shypovych, co-founder of the NGO Razom for Ukraine and founder of the Dignitas Foundation. January 2024. Photo by Yurii Stefaniak.
Ukrainian publicist, writer, and journalist Vitalii Portnikov with the Ukraїner filming crew. Kyiv, January 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
A bullet hole in the windshield of a military truck. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A pickup truck from the Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Brigade being stuck in a ditch during deployment to the front lines. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Albert Lores.
A soldier of the 92nd Brigade. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Reworking of ammunition at the engineering center of the Achilles Battalion, 92nd Brigade. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier from the 92nd Brigade with a dog. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A sniper with a rifle. Slobozhanshchyna. February 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
A church in a frontline village. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Senior soldier of the 95th Airborne Assault Polissia Brigade, callsign Maior (Major — eng.), at an artillery position. Slobozhanshchyna. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
An artillery position of the 95th Brigade. Lyman direction. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
The road to the positions of the Ukrainian military. Terny, Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier of the 95th Brigade. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
The Ukraїner Expedition Team during a filming trip. Chernihiv, Sivershchyna. February 2024. Photo by Oleh Pereverziev.
A lit cigarette in the hands of a soldier. Donetsk region. February 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
A sapper from the 95th Brigade at work. March 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Soldiers in a pickup truck bed. Slobozhanshchyna. March 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
An artillery soldier at work. Donetsk region. March 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Ukrainian lawyer of Afghan descent, military serviceman, and human rights defender Masi Nayyem with his dog. Kyiv, March 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
A crater formed as a result of an explosion during a demining operation. Dovhenke, Slobozhanshchyna. March 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Fabrice Puchault, Director of the Society and Culture department at the Franco-German Media Platform ARTE. Kyiv. March 2024. Special project Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others. Photo by Artem Halkin.
Special project Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others.
Interview in French: Ukraine Through the Eyes of Fabrice Puchault.
The “Attack” World War II Memorial on Mount Kremianets. Izium, Slobozhanshchyna. March 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
The temporary accommodation of the combat medics of the Hospitallers Battalion. Kupiansk, Slobozhanshchyna. March 2024. Photo by Mykyta Zavilinskyi.
A medic of the Hospitallers Battalion. Kupiansk, Slobozhanshchyna. March 2024. Photo by Mykyta Zavilinskyi.
The Holy Assumption Sviatohirsk Lavra on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River. Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region. March 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
Dmytro Shybanov, a squad leader in the 3rd International Legion. March 24. Dmytro was killed on 30 March in the Donetsk region. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi."
Hennadii Hrechka, a soldier of the Logistics Company of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion of the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine. After a serious injury and long treatment, he returned to his unit. Donetsk region. March 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
The pottery workshop of the Popov family. Sloviansk, Donetsk region. March 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
A combat medic from the Hospitallers Battalion is giving a tattoo to her fellow soldier. March 2024. Photo by Mykyta Zavilinskyi.
Tamila Tasheva, a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and co-founder of the NGO CrimeaSOS. Kyiv, April 2024. Photo by Yurii Stefaniak.
A special forces soldier from the Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine, callsign Mars. Kyiv, April 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
A canine handler from the Special Forces Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine with a dog. April 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
A rally in support of prisoners of war. Kyiv. April 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Yurii Vovkohon, artist, cultural manager, and veteran who served in the 80th Brigade. Lviv, Halychyna. April 2024. Photo by Aliona Malashyna.
Ruslana Danilkina during a rock climbing session. After her injury, the veteran supports the rehabilitation of military personnel. Lviv, Halychyna. Photo by Aliona Malashyna.
Interview in English: Returning from the front to teach life with a prosthesis
Charity run in support of Azov, organized by the Association of Families of Defenders of Azovstal and the NGO Azov One. Kyiv. April 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Soldiers of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine. May 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
An overturned car after a strike on a bridge. Donetsk region. May 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Taras Chmut, Head of the Come Back Alive Foundation, military analyst, and co-founder of the Ukrainian Military Center. Kyiv. May 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
Special forces soldier of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine, callsign Voila. May 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Special forces soldiers of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine work with a Ukrainian kamikaze drone. May 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Veteran and public figure Oleksandr Budko, callsign Teren (Blackthorne). Kyiv. May 2024. Photo by Yurii Stefaniak.
Oksana Chorna, an economics professor in civilian life and now a press officer for the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, callsign Cassandra. Slobozhanshchyna, May 2024. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
A woman walks along a street destroyed by Russian shelling. Trostianets, Slobozhanshchyna. May 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
A young man trains at a skatepark. Okhtyrka, Slobozhanshchyna. May 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
Story: How Okhtyrka is being restored.
The guesthouse of the Chykalo family. Okhtyrka, Slobozhanshchyna. May 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
A sniper from the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine. May 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
he Taras Shevchenko Monument. Sumy, Slobozhanshchyna. May 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
Story: How Sumy is being restored.
Special forces soldiers of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine train during breaks between combat missions. June 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Special forces soldier of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine during a combat mission. June 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Special forces soldier of the Special Operations Alpha Unit of the Security Service of Ukraine captured through a night vision device during a combat mission. June 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Illia Hladshtein, Mariam Naiem, and Alim Aliev during the recording of the first episode of the podcast Vrodylo, recorded and published in Ukrainian. June 2024. Photo by Bogdan Logvynenko.
Mariia Danchyna, callsign Tiuvyk — a combat medic with the Hospitallers Medical Battalion and an instructor at the Battalion's training center. Kyiv, July 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
A soldier of the 3rd Assault Brigade, callsign Vodar. July 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Viktoriia Honcharuk, callsign Tori — a medic specializing in the evacuation of the wounded with the medical Battalion Hospitallers. July 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Patients in wheelchairs at the Unbroken Rehabilitation Center. Lviv, Halychyna. July 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
The restored library in an architectural landmark building. Horodok, Halychyna. July 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
Children play at the Unbreakable Mothers Center, built for pregnant women and new mothers who fled from more dangerous regions of Ukraine. Lviv, Halychyna. July 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
Restoration of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile. Lviv, Halychyna. July 2024. Restoration special project. Photo by Sofiia Soliar.
Volunteers of Ukraїner at the summer meet. Slavske, Carpathians. July 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
The Ukraїner Team at the annual volunteer meet. Slavske, Carpathians. July 2024. Photo by Yurii Stefaniak.
he workshop of musician and researcher of Ukrainian traditional music Yurii Fedynskyi. Kriachkivka, Poltava region. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Captain of the 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine Bohdan Hrishenkov, callsign Puhach (Horned Owl). August 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
The monument to Taras Shevchenko, protected by the RE:Ukraine system. Monuments, developed by the architects of balbek bureau. Kyiv. August 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine working with an FPV drone. August 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
A soldier shaving during a break between combat missions. August 2024. Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi.
A soldier of the 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine with shells for the TRF1 howitzer. Donetsk region. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Ukrainian architect, co-founder of the balbek bureau studio, serviceman Slava Balbek. Kyiv. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
On the way to the positions of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
An artillery soldier of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine at work. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier resting after a combat mission. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Soldiers with a cat. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine during night time work with a bomber drone. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Smoke from an impact in the fields of Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
HQ of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
An infantry soldier presents the diary of a Russian soldier. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
The logo of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, made from shell casings. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier from the air defense unit looking through binoculars. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
20-year-old volunteer from Brazil, callsign Kaveira, in the Foreign Battalion of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A Ukrainian soldier against the backdrop of the evening sky. Slobozhanshchyna. September 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
A soldier during shooting training. October 2024. Photo by Mykyta Zavilinskyi.
British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. Kyiv. October 2024. Special project Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others. Photo by Khrystyna Kulakovska.
Special project Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others.
Panorama of the outskirts of the village of Vodiane. Donetsk region. October 2024. Photo by Oleh Solohub.
A wounded soldier at the stabilization point of the 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine. Donetsk region. October 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Soldiers of the 6th Special Forces Battalion of the 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine. October 2024. Photo by Herman Krieger.
Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov at The Naked Room gallery. Kyiv. October 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
A crater from a guided aerial bomb on the outskirts of the city of Myrnohrad. Donetsk region. October 2024. Photo by Oleh Solohub.
A soldier rests during a break between combat missions. Donetsk region. October 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Smoke from the impact of a guided aerial bomb on the outskirts of Myrnohrad. Donetsk region. October 2024. Photo by Oleh Solohub.
Mykola Bielieskov, Senior Analyst at the Come Back Alive Initiative Center. Kyiv. November 2024. Photo by Khrystyna Kulakovska.
Dmytro Bereziuk, craftsman of musical instruments, in his workshop. Lutsk, Volyn. November 2024. Photo by Pavlo Yaremak.
Ukrainian artist, writer, and musician Ivan Semesiuk. Kyiv. November 2024. Photo by Aliona Malashyna.
Special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Artan" working with bomber drones. November 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Training of fighters from the Special Unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Artan" at the training ground. November 2024. Photo by Karyna Piliuhina.
Ukrainian stand-up comedian and volunteer Vasyl Baidak at the Small Theatre. Kyiv. December 2024. Photo by Artem Halkin.
