The night of November 17 was the culmination of a week of Russian terror: the Russian army fired 120 missiles and 90 attack drones at Ukraine. This attack ended a week of large-scale shelling, during which the occupiers used nearly 140 missiles, 900 bombs, and 600 drones to strike peaceful Ukrainian cities. The explosions were heard not only at the front, but also in the relatively quiet rear regions. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing photos from Kharkiv and Odesa that show yet another example of Russian war crimes against civilians.
On November 12, Russian troops used the Molniya FPV drone to attack Kharkiv for the first time. This drone, made of lightweight materials and equipped with an electric motor, is not detected by standard radar devices. According to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv OVA, the drone has barrage properties and is controlled by an operator using a remote control and camera, which ensures high accuracy of attacks.
“This is a rather primitive design and a rather cheap munition, it can carry three to five kilograms of explosives. Compared to the same Shahed, which has 50 kg of explosives, it is much less powerful, but it is many times cheaper than the Shahed and can inflict damage by explosion, flying debris,” said Dmytro Chubenko, a spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
This drone was previously spotted in Kharkiv region, but it was without a combat unit. The enemy continues to use Kharkiv as a testing ground for new types of weapons, putting civilians in constant danger.
In the evening of November 14, Russian drones attacked Odesa and the region. A 35-year-old woman was killed in a drone attack. Ten people were injured, eight of whom were taken to hospital with injuries of varying severity. The attack damaged civilian infrastructure, including high-rise buildings, educational institutions, a church, and more than 40 vehicles.
“Another terrorist attack by Russians in Odesa. A strike on a residential building. Putin just likes to fight civilians. He doesn't respect anyone, he's just a common, sick terrorist,” Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram.
The main heat supply pipeline was also damaged, and one of Odesa's boiler houses was forced to shut down. The Russian army also hit the city's port infrastructure.
On the morning of November 17, 2024, Russian troops launched a massive air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using various types of missiles and drones. Explosions were heard in several cities and regions, including Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, as well as in the Dnipro and Cherkasy regions. Emergency power outages were introduced in the country.
Ukraine's Air Force reported the destruction of 144 air targets during the attack. As a result of the morning Russian attack: in Mykolaiv, two people were killed, including children. In Kyiv, explosions damaged residential buildings in three districts, and one woman was injured. An infrastructure facility was damaged in Dnipropetrovs'k region, and a man was wounded. In Lviv region, one person was killed by falling rocket fragments.
Odesa was also hit, where two people, employees of a power plant, were killed by shelling. The Russian strikes targeted the city's energy infrastructure, causing significant damage and power outages.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the consequences of the combined attack on our infrastructure in Rivne, Lviv, Dnipro, Volyn and Odesa regions are being eliminated.
“Russian terrorists once again want to intimidate us with cold and lack of light, repeating their actions and trying to get results from them,” the President emphasized. Zelensky stated: the whole world sees and knows that we are defending ourselves against absolute evil, which does not understand any language but force.
This attack was one of the largest in recent months, demonstrating the continuation of Russia's aggressive actions against the civilian population of Ukraine. The international community has condemned these actions and called for an immediate end to the violence.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers closely follows the work of the community members who daily reflect the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war both on the front line and in the rear cities of the country. UAPP encourages photographers to send photos for publication - those that have already become part of history and will eventually turn into a valuable heritage and documentary evidence for future generations.
We worked on the material:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Editor-in-chief: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary editor: Yulia Futey
Website manager: Vladyslav Kukhar
The night of November 17 was the culmination of a week of Russian terror: the Russian army fired 120 missiles and 90 attack drones at Ukraine. This attack ended a week of large-scale shelling, during which the occupiers used nearly 140 missiles, 900 bombs, and 600 drones to strike peaceful Ukrainian cities. The explosions were heard not only at the front, but also in the relatively quiet rear regions. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing photos from Kharkiv and Odesa that show yet another example of Russian war crimes against civilians.
On November 12, Russian troops used the Molniya FPV drone to attack Kharkiv for the first time. This drone, made of lightweight materials and equipped with an electric motor, is not detected by standard radar devices. According to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv OVA, the drone has barrage properties and is controlled by an operator using a remote control and camera, which ensures high accuracy of attacks.
“This is a rather primitive design and a rather cheap munition, it can carry three to five kilograms of explosives. Compared to the same Shahed, which has 50 kg of explosives, it is much less powerful, but it is many times cheaper than the Shahed and can inflict damage by explosion, flying debris,” said Dmytro Chubenko, a spokesman for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
This drone was previously spotted in Kharkiv region, but it was without a combat unit. The enemy continues to use Kharkiv as a testing ground for new types of weapons, putting civilians in constant danger.
In the evening of November 14, Russian drones attacked Odesa and the region. A 35-year-old woman was killed in a drone attack. Ten people were injured, eight of whom were taken to hospital with injuries of varying severity. The attack damaged civilian infrastructure, including high-rise buildings, educational institutions, a church, and more than 40 vehicles.
“Another terrorist attack by Russians in Odesa. A strike on a residential building. Putin just likes to fight civilians. He doesn't respect anyone, he's just a common, sick terrorist,” Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram.
The main heat supply pipeline was also damaged, and one of Odesa's boiler houses was forced to shut down. The Russian army also hit the city's port infrastructure.
On the morning of November 17, 2024, Russian troops launched a massive air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using various types of missiles and drones. Explosions were heard in several cities and regions, including Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, as well as in the Dnipro and Cherkasy regions. Emergency power outages were introduced in the country.
Ukraine's Air Force reported the destruction of 144 air targets during the attack. As a result of the morning Russian attack: in Mykolaiv, two people were killed, including children. In Kyiv, explosions damaged residential buildings in three districts, and one woman was injured. An infrastructure facility was damaged in Dnipropetrovs'k region, and a man was wounded. In Lviv region, one person was killed by falling rocket fragments.
Odesa was also hit, where two people, employees of a power plant, were killed by shelling. The Russian strikes targeted the city's energy infrastructure, causing significant damage and power outages.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the consequences of the combined attack on our infrastructure in Rivne, Lviv, Dnipro, Volyn and Odesa regions are being eliminated.
“Russian terrorists once again want to intimidate us with cold and lack of light, repeating their actions and trying to get results from them,” the President emphasized. Zelensky stated: the whole world sees and knows that we are defending ourselves against absolute evil, which does not understand any language but force.
This attack was one of the largest in recent months, demonstrating the continuation of Russia's aggressive actions against the civilian population of Ukraine. The international community has condemned these actions and called for an immediate end to the violence.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers closely follows the work of the community members who daily reflect the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war both on the front line and in the rear cities of the country. UAPP encourages photographers to send photos for publication - those that have already become part of history and will eventually turn into a valuable heritage and documentary evidence for future generations.
We worked on the material:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Editor-in-chief: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary editor: Yulia Futey
Website manager: Vladyslav Kukhar
UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.
UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.
UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.
