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-32d15505fc2972c43cc64011a4cf60cd.jpg "Sir Paul McCartney performs during a concert at Estadio BBVA on November 8, 2024 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Source: Getty Images)")
-1272eaf7161f6238e9889b530e3742cf.png "Still from Harry Styles’ music video for “Coming Up Roses,” directed by Bradley & Pablo. (Source: YouTube)")
-58027ba3c731b844e3279bf1086a8d0b.jpg "Ukrainian DJ KOROLOVA. (Source: @korolova.dj/Instagram)")
-e00d178a31a987cd514e15ad3a8c2131.jpeg "Max Klymenko wearing the Etnodim, featuring embroidery inspired by traditional Ukrainian crafts. (Source: Ian Treherne)")
![Attendees gather at the “Landing” cultural event at the Beursschouwburg arts center in Brussels on October 27, 2026. (Source: NGO Street Cultures Development Center)]( "Attendees gather at the “Landing” cultural event at the Beursschouwburg arts center in Brussels on October 27, 2026. (Source: NGO Street Cultures Development Center)")
![Actors perform in “There Is Land Beyond Perekop,” a stage adaptation of Anastasiia Levkova’s novel. (Source: Kateryna Tunyk)]( "Actors perform in “There Is Land Beyond Perekop,” a stage adaptation of Anastasiia Levkova’s novel. (Source: Kateryna Tunyk)")
![Is It Still Possible to Photograph War in the Age of Kill Zones And Drone Warfare?]( "Is It Still Possible to Photograph War in the Age of Kill Zones And Drone Warfare?")
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![Photo of Louis Beaudemont]( "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
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- War in Ukraine
If you're a war photographer in Ukraine today, you may face a paradoxical question: how does one capture one of the "most documented wars in history" in the age of deadly drones and kill zones?Your Ukraine Weekly briefing
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![Copies of charred books lie among retail stalls at the book market near Pochaina metro station, where a large-scale fire broke out following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack, Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Copies of charred books lie among retail stalls at the book market near Pochaina metro station, where a large-scale fire broke out following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack, Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Showroom for Ukrainian design brand Gunia Project by Kyiv-based Temp Project. (Source: Architecture MasterPrize)]( "Showroom for Ukrainian design brand Gunia Project by Kyiv-based Temp Project. (Source: Architecture MasterPrize)")
![Damage to “Cosmogony,” the largest painting in Ukraine, following a Russian drone attack on Lutsk on October 13, 2026. (Source: @sashyyna/Instagram)]( "Damage to “Cosmogony,” the largest painting in Ukraine, following a Russian drone attack on Lutsk on October 13, 2026. (Source: @sashyyna/Instagram)")
![People attend the funeral ceremony of the famous Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina at the Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 5, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "People attend the funeral ceremony of the famous Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina at the Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 5, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Screenshot from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game. (Source: GSC Game World)]( "Screenshot from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game. (Source: GSC Game World)")
![A skateboarder rides through Krytka, an indoor skatepark in Okhtyrka, Ukraine. (Source: NGO Street Cultures Development Center)]( "A skateboarder rides through Krytka, an indoor skatepark in Okhtyrka, Ukraine. (Source: NGO Street Cultures Development Center)")
![Ukraine’s National Stand at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair features books damaged by Russian attacks alongside works from Ukrainian publishers. (Source: RNK-Ranok Publishing Corporation Press Center)]( "Ukraine’s National Stand at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair features books damaged by Russian attacks alongside works from Ukrainian publishers. (Source: RNK-Ranok Publishing Corporation Press Center)")
![Still from the documentary film “Children. How Russia Teaches to Fight.“ (Source: Ukraine War Archive)]( "Still from the documentary film “Children. How Russia Teaches to Fight.“ (Source: Ukraine War Archive)")
![Cassandra Saw War Coming. Now Her Story is Reimagined by a Ukrainian-Polish Theater Collaboration]( "Cassandra Saw War Coming. Now Her Story is Reimagined by a Ukrainian-Polish Theater Collaboration")
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![Photo of Daryna Udovenko]( "Photo of Daryna Udovenko")
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- Culture
In the ancient myth, Cassandra saw catastrophe coming but was never believed. In Ukraine, warnings of war are no longer prophecies: they arrive as alerts on a phone or in the sound of explosions. As Russian attacks continue to shake Kyiv, the city’s stages keep finding new reasons to light up.![Ukrainian director Tanu Muiño. (Source: @tanumuino/Instagram)]( "Ukrainian director Tanu Muiño. (Source: @tanumuino/Instagram)")
-24deccd511006ba79cfc4d798c6c2ef5.jpeg "Photo of Louis Beaudemont")
-e88c01988249cd60b6f04f79d29156b7.jpeg "Damage to “Cosmogony,” the largest painting in Ukraine, following a Russian drone attack on Lutsk on October 13, 2026. (Source: @sashyyna/Instagram)")
-480d70a36b9b34492b0b32ca04af4489.jpg "People attend the funeral ceremony of the famous Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina at the Garrison Church, in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 5, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
-7c04a9ec14c59f9c1e676742ac5bf021.png "Still from the documentary film “Children. How Russia Teaches to Fight.“ (Source: Ukraine War Archive)")
-477cdeea68329bdf23f4069b0fc0e8cd.jpg "Cassandra Saw War Coming. Now Her Story is Reimagined by a Ukrainian-Polish Theater Collaboration")
-2865137c7f83ccc2b728b2627d93a536.png "Photo of Daryna Udovenko")
-297f7682e47acca2c10a9ec2b55d1668.jpg "Ukrainian director Tanu Muiño. (Source: @tanumuino/Instagram)")
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