The New York Times has published a selection of the 100 most significant photos of the year taken by the newspaper’s photojournalists in 2025.
Among them are eight photos from Ukraine that capture the war, its consequences, and key events: destruction after Russian strikes, portraits of Ukrainian soldiers and international political meetings, including negotiations between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump at the White House.
A volunteer from the search group “Platsdarm” collects the remains of soldiers and civilians who died near the village of Dovhenke in the Kharkiv region – February 9.
Presidents of Ukraine and the United States, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House – February 28.
Farewell to nine-year-old German Trypolts, who died as a result of a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih – April 7.
Senior Lieutenant Kateryna, the only female pilot in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, near an Mi-8 helicopter – April 30.
A serviceman of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great during the fighting in the Kupyansk direction – May 15.
An improvised memorial at the site of a missile strike on a residential building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv – August 29.
A woman and her dogs flee an apartment in Kharkiv after Russian bombs exploded nearby – July 24.
Damage to an administrative building in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, after a Russian drone attack – October 8.
