Iconic photos of 2024 from Ukrinform
These photos portray destruction and resilience, loss and triumph, heartbreak and moments of light -- showcasing life's persistence against all odds.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
The museum of Ukrainian Insurgent Army leader Roman Shukhevych destroyed in a Russian suicide drone attack. Lviv, January 1, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
A fire on a gas pipeline in Kyiv's Podilskyi district caused by downed missile debris during Russia's missile strike on the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv, January 2, 2024.
Photo: Yuliia Ovsiannikova
A serviceman kisses a woman on the platform of the Kramatorsk railway station. Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, January 13, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
Participants unfurl the longest Ukrainian flag with messages from the military and children. Lviv, January 21, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
A bloodied woman injured in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv, inside an ambulance. January 23, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
Rescuers clear rubble searching for victims of a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv, January 23, 2024.
Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka
An elderly man shelters from an air raid at School No. 13. Kyiv, January 23, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A man works on a residential building hit by a Russian S-300 missile on October 6, 2022. Zaporizhzhia, February 1, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A serviceman from a strike UAV platoon demonstrates the launch of the Ukrainian-made "Vampire" hexacopter. Zaporizhzhia region, February 2, 2024.
Photo: Kyrylo Chubotin
Singer Melovin performs at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 National Selection final. Kyiv, February 2, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
A man holding a child looks at a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district. Kyiv, February 7, 2024.
Photo: Volodymyr Tarasov
A crater formed by the downing of a Russian missile. Kyiv region, February 15, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A serviceman from the 108th Separate Brigade of Territorial Defense Forces with a "Leleka-100" UAV, defending Ukraine against Russian aggression in the Zaporizhzhia sector. February 15, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A serviceman from the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces near Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, February 21, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A serviceman with a camera at the opening of the "On the Frontline of Life" photo exhibition organized by soldiers of the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade, featuring images taken during combat missions, at the Orbita Cultural Center, Zaporizhzhia, February 26, 2024.
Photo: Nina Liashonok
Rescuers clear rubble from a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike. Odesa, March 2, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A man rides past the ruined "Nadiia" steam mill, destroyed by Russian shelling. Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, March 7, 2024.
Photo: Pavlo Bahmut
Russian prisoners of war during roll call at a camp. March 7, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Exhibits from the "Body" exhibition by artist Yevheniia Hryhorian at the Tourist Information Center. Zaporizhzhia, March 13, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A rescuer carries a chicken saved from the rubble of a building destroyed in a Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, March 22, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiyevskyi
The streets of power-outaged Kharkiv during blackouts after Russian missile strikes on the energy system, March 24, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Children with the Ukrainian flag in Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, March 20, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
The covered body of a victim of a Russian bomb strike on a residential area in Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, March 27, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Windows blown out by the blast wave and covered with OSB boards in a high-rise building near which a Russian missile struck on March 22. Zaporizhzhia, March 27, 2024.
Photo: Volodymyr Tarasov
A man weeps near a banner with photos of fallen heroes who defended Ukraine's independence since 2014, displayed in Irpin's central square for the second anniversary of the city's liberation from Russian occupiers, Irpin, Kyiv region, March 28, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Rescuers and law enforcement officers carry an injured person on a stretcher following a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, April 5, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
Agricultural workers clearing fields of the aftermath of Russian shelling ahead of sowing season. Kharkiv region, April 20, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
Dismantling of the Pereiaslav Agreement monument under the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People (formerly known as Arch of Friendship of the Peoples), Kyiv, April 30, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Participants in a rally supporting Mariupol defenders held in Russian captivity for nearly two years, Heroes Square, Zaporizhzhia, May 12, 2024.
Photo: Nina Liashonok
Nadiia, mother of 4-year-old Zlata Rostochyl, killed in a Russian Iskander-M missile strike, holds her daughter's hand during a farewell at a cathedral. Odesa, May 26, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
67-year-old Viktor Zinchenko, from frontline Orikhiv, with his herd of 50 goats, shows journalists his house damaged by Russian artillery. Zaporizhzhia region, June 10, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
An open horseback riding training session for veterans who sustained severe injuries, part of the "League of the Unconquered" project. Lviv, June 21, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
Smoke rises over Kyiv following a massive Russian missile strike. Kyiv, July 8, 2024.
Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka
The building of the Okhmatdyt children's hospital, destroyed by a Russian Kh-101 missile strike, Kyiv, July 8, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
A participant in a running masterclass for patients at the Superhumans Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Center, testing running prosthetics from German manufacturer Ottobock. Lviv, July 6, 2024.
Photo: Nina Liashonok
A man on the beach, where tetrapods were installed to reinforce the coastline. Chornomorsk, Odesa region, July 9, 2024.
Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka
A woman with a Ukrainian flag in her hands cries in front of a fresco at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral during the farewell ceremony for Mykola Kokhanivskyi, commander of the OUN Volunteer Battalion, who was killed near Vovchansk, Kharkiv region. Kyiv, July 16, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Andrii, commander of the artillery gun crew of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo, while performing a combat mission near Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut District, Donetsk Region, July 14, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
A stork flying over a winter wheat field. Ternopil region, July 30, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, destroyed as a result of a Russian shelling on July 8, in the village of Novoekonomichne, Donetsk region, August 7, 2024.
Photo: Pavlo Bahmut
Olympic champion Yulia Bakastova, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of the Ukrainian women's saber fencing team, during a ceremonial welcome at the Central Railway Station in Kyiv, August 11, 2024.
Photo: Kyrylo Chubotin
A statue of Lenin, damaged due to hostilities, in Sudzha, Russia's Kursk region, August 16, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Artillerymen of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Marko Bezruchko firing an RM-70 Vampire multiple rocket launcher system in the Pokrovsk sector, Donetsk region, August 7, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
Participants in the ceremony honoring the fallen defenders of Ukraine on the Field of Mars on Ukraine's Independence Day. Lviv, August 24, 2024.
Photo: Yuliia Ovsiannikova
First graders of Boarding School No. 23 "Cadet Corps" named after Volodymyr the Great during the First Bell ceremony. Kyiv, September 2, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
The only survivor of the Bazylevych family, husband and father Yaroslav Bazylevych, throwing a handful of earth into the grave during the burial of his wife Yevheniia and daughters Yaryna, Daryna, and Emiliia, who died in a Russian missile attack on Lviv on September 4, at Lychakivske Cemetery. Lviv, September 6, 2024.
Photo: Kyrylo Chubotin
The wife of the fallen soldier Inna and the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azan near the coffin with the body of his son Matityahu (Anton) Samborsky, who died on the front lines defending Ukraine, during a farewell ceremony at the Central Synagogue, Kyiv, September 12, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
Soldiers of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, September 12, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
The operation to rescue a man and his dog on the 12th floor of a residential building hit by a Russian guided bomb, Kharkiv, September 15, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A soldier of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (call sign Hutsul) undergoing combat coordination, September 12, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A resident of a high-rise apartment building, Vladyslav, wrapped in a blanket, standing opposite his destroyed apartment after it was hit by a Russian bomb. Zaporizhzhia, September 29, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
Aurora borealis over the city sky. Kyiv, October 10, 2024.
Photo: Yevhen Kotenko
Sun rays piercing through thunderstorm clouds over the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv, October 16, 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Madiievskyi
Artists Antonina Radiievska and Oleksii Miroshnychenko during the general rehearsal of the ballet "Dragon Songs" to the contemporary music of Ukrainian composer Maksym Kolomiyets at the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M.V. Lysenko. Kharkiv, October 24, 2024.
Photo: Anastasiia Smolienko
The view of Lviv during sunset. Lviv, October 24, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A 44-year-old woman from the village of Uspenivka, a conflict zone, holding a girl during evacuation to Vinnytsia region. Zaporizhzhia region, November 17, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
A special forces fighter during a mission at positions in Donetsk region, October 25, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
An artillery crew member of the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade in an ammunition storage facility at positions on the Zaporizhzhia front, December 3, 2024.
Photo: Kyrylo Chubotyn
The monument to Prince Volodymyr the Great in the fog, Kyiv, December 9, 2024.
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko
The body of a dead Russian soldier, Toretsk, Donetsk region, December 19, 2024.
