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Olesia sits next to the grave of her husband, Ihor Marchenkoand, with her 8-year-old daughter, Uliana, at Lviv cemetery, western Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2023. Family members gathered at the military cemetery in Lviv for an event to honor those who died fighting the Russian invasion.
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Olesia sits next to the grave of her husband, Ihor Marchenkoand, with her 8-year-old daughter, Uliana, at Lviv cemetery, western Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2023. Family members gathered at the military cemetery in Lviv for an event to honor those who died fighting the Russian invasion.
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Olesia sits next to the grave of her husband, Ihor Marchenkoand, with her 8-year-old daughter, Uliana, at Lviv cemetery, western Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2023. Family members gathered at the military cemetery in Lviv for an event to honor those who died fighting the Russian invasion.
Olesia sits next to the grave of her husband, Ihor Marchenkoand, with her 8-year-old daughter, Uliana, at Lviv cemetery, western Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2023. Family members gathered at the military cemetery in Lviv for an event to honor those who died fighting the Russian invasion.
A wounded Ukrainian Army soldier with the 72nd Mechanized Brigade departs a stabilization hospital on Feb. 22, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. He was transported to a larger hospital further away from the front line.
A wounded Ukrainian Army soldier with the 72nd Mechanized Brigade departs a stabilization hospital on Feb. 22, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. He was transported to a larger hospital further away from the front line.
A family member holds a candle during the funeral for Ukrainian Armed Forces member Roman Shevchenko, 40, in Bila Tserkva, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2023.
A family member holds a candle during the funeral for Ukrainian Armed Forces member Roman Shevchenko, 40, in Bila Tserkva, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2023.
Mykola Berezyk, 28, chaplain to the Ukrainian Army's 95th Air Assault Brigade, walks through the gate after conducting a prayer for Ukrainian service members before their departure to the front line in the Donetsk region on Feb. 22, 2023.
Mykola Berezyk, 28, chaplain to the Ukrainian Army’s 95th Air Assault Brigade, walks through the gate after conducting a prayer for Ukrainian service members before their departure to the front line in the Donetsk region on Feb. 22, 2023.
Volunteer paramedic Nadya, 24, treats a wounded Ukrainian soldier while in transport on a medical evacuation bus on Feb. 20, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The bus is operated by the Ukrainian NGO Hospitallers who treat and evacuate soldiers from the battlefield.
Volunteer paramedic Nadya, 24, treats a wounded Ukrainian soldier while in transport on a medical evacuation bus on Feb. 20, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The bus is operated by the Ukrainian NGO Hospitallers who treat and evacuate soldiers from the battlefield.
President Joe Biden walks down a corridor to his cabin on a train after a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.
President Joe Biden walks down a corridor to his cabin on a train after a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.
A Ukrainian medic proudly displays an image of U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting in Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The medic, who goes by “Austin” was taking cover from shelling in a frontline bunker when he saw the news.
President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.
President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral during an unannounced visit, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral during an unannounced visit, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2023.
A woman sits in a car before collecting materials for repair and insulation of homes destroyed or damaged by Russian shelling, provided by the HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid organization in Kupiansk, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2023.
A woman sits in a car before collecting materials for repair and insulation of homes destroyed or damaged by Russian shelling, provided by the HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid organization in Kupiansk, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2023.
People wait to receive food aid following a Sunday service at a Pentecostal church on Feb. 19, 2023 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
People wait to receive food aid following a Sunday service at a Pentecostal church on Feb. 19, 2023 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2023.
A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a self-propelled artillery vehicle on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a self-propelled artillery vehicle on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2023.
Yulia, the daughter of Hennadii Kovshyk, who was killed on the frontline in eastern Ukraine, kneels next to his grave in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Feb. 16, 2023. Russia again pummeled Ukraine with a barrage of cruise and other missiles on Thursday, hitting targets from east to west as the war 's one-year anniversary nears, one of the strikes killed a 79-year-old woman and injured at least seven other people, Ukrainian authorities said.
Yulia, the daughter of Hennadii Kovshyk, who was killed on the frontline in eastern Ukraine, kneels next to his grave in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Feb. 16, 2023. Russia again pummeled Ukraine with a barrage of cruise and other missiles on Thursday, hitting targets from east to west as the war ‘s one-year anniversary nears, one of the strikes killed a 79-year-old woman and injured at least seven other people, Ukrainian authorities said.
Soldiers with the Ukrainian armed forces fire a Howitzer at Russian positions, in the Donbas Region of eastern Ukraine on Feb. 14, 2023.
Soldiers with the Ukrainian armed forces fire a Howitzer at Russian positions, in the Donbas Region of eastern Ukraine on Feb. 14, 2023.
Svitlana with her son Kyrylo, reacts next to the coffin of her husband Serhii, 48, during his funeral in Tarasivka village, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 15, 2023. Serhii Havryliuk, an officer of the Azov Assault Brigade, died while defending the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on April 12, 2022 against the Russians. Serhii has finally been buried after DNA tests confirmed his identity.
Svitlana with her son Kyrylo, reacts next to the coffin of her husband Serhii, 48, during his funeral in Tarasivka village, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 15, 2023. Serhii Havryliuk, an officer of the Azov Assault Brigade, died while defending the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on April 12, 2022 against the Russians. Serhii has finally been buried after DNA tests confirmed his identity.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare a cannon to fire in the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 8, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare a cannon to fire in the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 8, 2023.
Nadia, center, prays at the grave of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, Feb 7, 2023.
Nadia, center, prays at the grave of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, Feb 7, 2023.
A woman prays in front of a religious icon in the catacombs of the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 5, 2023.
A woman prays in front of a religious icon in the catacombs of the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 5, 2023.
Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire after Russian shelling hit a shopping center in Kherson, Ukraine, Feb. 3, 2023.
Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire after Russian shelling hit a shopping center in Kherson, Ukraine, Feb. 3, 2023.
Olha Afanasieva, who was wounded in the Russian missile strike on her apartment building in Dnipro, recovers at a hospital on Jan. 18, 2023. She and her husband were seated at their kitchen table when the missile hit. The blast blew out their windows, and glass and debris shredded half of her face.
Olha Afanasieva, who was wounded in the Russian missile strike on her apartment building in Dnipro, recovers at a hospital on Jan. 18, 2023. She and her husband were seated at their kitchen table when the missile hit. The blast blew out their windows, and glass and debris shredded half of her face.
Tatiana Marinchenko touches the face of her husband, Ukrainian soldier Oleg Marinchenko, while joined by his father, Ivan Marinchenko, second from right, and her daughter, Ira Kalinichenko, left, at Marinchenko's funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 23, 2022. Marinchenko was killed on Aug. 19, 2022 in a mortar attack in the Kherson region, while working as a medic and chaplain with the Ukrainian military.
Tatiana Marinchenko touches the face of her husband, Ukrainian soldier Oleg Marinchenko, while joined by his father, Ivan Marinchenko, second from right, and her daughter, Ira Kalinichenko, left, at Marinchenko’s funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 23, 2022. Marinchenko was killed on Aug. 19, 2022 in a mortar attack in the Kherson region, while working as a medic and chaplain with the Ukrainian military.
Residents embrace after salvaging some belongings from an apartment complex in the Obolon district of Kyiv, Ukraine, that was struck by artillery shells on March 14, 2022. Two people were killed and nine wounded in the attack.
Residents embrace after salvaging some belongings from an apartment complex in the Obolon district of Kyiv, Ukraine, that was struck by artillery shells on March 14, 2022. Two people were killed and nine wounded in the attack.
Cadets practice with gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1, 2022.
Cadets practice with gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1, 2022.
Armored vehicles destroyed during the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armed forces lie on a bank of the frozen Siverskiy Donets River in the recently-liberated village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine, Jan. 13, 2023.
Armored vehicles destroyed during the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armed forces lie on a bank of the frozen Siverskiy Donets River in the recently-liberated village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine, Jan. 13, 2023.
A woman transporting the coffin holding the body of her son, a soldier who was killed in fighting with Russians, sits in a boat crossing the Siverskyi Donets River near Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv region on Jan. 4, 2023.
A woman transporting the coffin holding the body of her son, a soldier who was killed in fighting with Russians, sits in a boat crossing the Siverskyi Donets River near Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv region on Jan. 4, 2023.
A resident wounded after a Russian attack lies inside an ambulance before being taken to a hospital in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Nov. 24, 2022.
A resident wounded after a Russian attack lies inside an ambulance before being taken to a hospital in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Nov. 24, 2022.
Natali Sevriukova is overcome with emotion as she stands outside her destroyed apartment building following a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022.
Natali Sevriukova is overcome with emotion as she stands outside her destroyed apartment building following a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022.
Residents prepare tea in a basement being used as a bomb shelter in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
Residents prepare tea in a basement being used as a bomb shelter in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
A woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
A woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
Relatives and friends pay their last respects to Liza, a 4-year-old girl killed in a Russian attack, during a mourning ceremony in an Orthodox church in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, July 17, 2022. Wearing a blue denim jacket with flowers, Liza was among 23 people killed, including two boys aged 7 and 8, in a missile strike three days earlier in Vinnytsia. Her mother, Iryna Dmytrieva, was among the scores injured.
Relatives and friends pay their last respects to Liza, a 4-year-old girl killed in a Russian attack, during a mourning ceremony in an Orthodox church in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, July 17, 2022. Wearing a blue denim jacket with flowers, Liza was among 23 people killed, including two boys aged 7 and 8, in a missile strike three days earlier in Vinnytsia. Her mother, Iryna Dmytrieva, was among the scores injured.
Ambulance paramedic Oleksandr Konovalov performs CPR on a girl injured by shelling in a residential area, next to her father, left, after arriving at the city hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 27, 2022. The girl did not survive.
Ambulance paramedic Oleksandr Konovalov performs CPR on a girl injured by shelling in a residential area, next to her father, left, after arriving at the city hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 27, 2022. The girl did not survive.
Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Nov. 20, 2022.
Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Nov. 20, 2022.
Nina Shevchenko mourns over the body of her 15-year-old son, Artem Shevchenko, who was killed in a Russian attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 15, 2022.
Nina Shevchenko mourns over the body of her 15-year-old son, Artem Shevchenko, who was killed in a Russian attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 15, 2022.
A woman takes shelter in a basement with no electricity in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
A woman takes shelter in a basement with no electricity in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
An explosion erupts from an apartment building at 110 Mytropolytska Street, after a Russian army tank fired on it in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 11, 2022. On the seventh floor of the building, two elderly women Lydya and Nataliya were stuck in their apartment because they couldn't make it down to the shelter, and were killed in the explosion. The two heavily burned bodies were buried by neighbors in front of the building.
An explosion erupts from an apartment building at 110 Mytropolytska Street, after a Russian army tank fired on it in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 11, 2022. On the seventh floor of the building, two elderly women Lydya and Nataliya were stuck in their apartment because they couldn’t make it down to the shelter, and were killed in the explosion. The two heavily burned bodies were buried by neighbors in front of the building.
Destroyed Russian tanks sit on a main road after battles near Brovary, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.
Destroyed Russian tanks sit on a main road after battles near Brovary, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.
An elderly woman is assisted while crossing the Irpin River on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by Ukrainian troops designed to slow any Russian military advance, while fleeing the town of Irpin, March 5, 2022.
An elderly woman is assisted while crossing the Irpin River on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by Ukrainian troops designed to slow any Russian military advance, while fleeing the town of Irpin, March 5, 2022.
Ukrainian emergency personnel and police officers evacuate injured pregnant woman Iryna Kalinina, 32, from a maternity hospital that was damaged by a Russian airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. “Kill me now!” she screamed, as they struggled to save her life at another hospital even closer to the frontline. The baby was born dead, and a half-hour later, Iryna died too.
Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5, 2022.
Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5, 2022.
A man and child ride a bicycle as bodies of civilians lie in the street in the formerly Russian-occupied Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Ukraine, April 2, 2022.
A man and child ride a bicycle as bodies of civilians lie in the street in the formerly Russian-occupied Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Ukraine, April 2, 2022.
Stanislav says goodbye to his 2-year-old son, David, and wife, Anna, after they boarded a train that will take them to Lviv, from the station in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3. 2022. Stanislav stayed to fight as his family sought refuge in a neighboring country.
Stanislav says goodbye to his 2-year-old son, David, and wife, Anna, after they boarded a train that will take them to Lviv, from the station in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3. 2022. Stanislav stayed to fight as his family sought refuge in a neighboring country.
Anastasia Ohrimenko, 26, is comforted by relatives as she cries next to the coffin of her husband, Yury Styglyuk, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Aug. 24, in Maryinka, Donetsk, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Anastasia Ohrimenko, 26, is comforted by relatives as she cries next to the coffin of her husband, Yury Styglyuk, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Aug. 24, in Maryinka, Donetsk, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, Jan. 14, 2023.
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, Jan. 14, 2023.
Nila Zelinska holds her granddaughter's doll found in her destroyed house in Potashnya on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, May 31, 2022. Zelinska had just returned to her hometown after escaping war to find out she is homeless.
Nila Zelinska holds her granddaughter’s doll found in her destroyed house in Potashnya on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, May 31, 2022. Zelinska had just returned to her hometown after escaping war to find out she is homeless.
Ira Gavriluk holds her cat as she stands near the bodies of her husband and brother who were killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2022.
Ira Gavriluk holds her cat as she stands near the bodies of her husband and brother who were killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2022.
Elderly men lie in beds at a hospice in Chasiv Yar city, Donetsk district, Ukraine, April 18, 2022. At least 35 men and women, some in wheelchairs and most of them with mobility issues, were helped by volunteers to flee from the region that has been under attack.
Elderly men lie in beds at a hospice in Chasiv Yar city, Donetsk district, Ukraine, April 18, 2022. At least 35 men and women, some in wheelchairs and most of them with mobility issues, were helped by volunteers to flee from the region that has been under attack.
A child in a stroller is lifted across an improvised path as people flee Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.
A child in a stroller is lifted across an improvised path as people flee Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.
Ukrainian family members reunite for the first time since Russian troops withdrew from the Kherson region in the village of Tsentralne, southern Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2022.
Ukrainian family members reunite for the first time since Russian troops withdrew from the Kherson region in the village of Tsentralne, southern Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2022.
Bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.
Bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.
A man runs after recovering items from a burning shop following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 25, 2022.
A man runs after recovering items from a burning shop following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 25, 2022.
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of Volodymyr Losev, 38, during his funeral in Zorya Truda in the Odesa region of Ukraine, May 16, 2022. The 38-year-old Ukrainian volunteer soldier was killed on May 7 when the military vehicle he was driving ran over a mine in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of Volodymyr Losev, 38, during his funeral in Zorya Truda in the Odesa region of Ukraine, May 16, 2022. The 38-year-old Ukrainian volunteer soldier was killed on May 7 when the military vehicle he was driving ran over a mine in eastern Ukraine.
Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are pictured at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Aug. 15, 2022.
Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia’s Belgorod region are pictured at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Aug. 15, 2022.
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, Jan. 14, 2023.
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, Jan. 14, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 11, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 11, 2023.
Relatives react at the coffin during the funeral ceremony of Volodymyr Yezhov killed in a battlefield with Russian forces at St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 27, 2022. Yezhov was a game designer in the development of the game Cossacks 2, one of the authors of the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and also one of the most famous Ukrainian e-sportsmen — played StarCraft under the nickname Fresh. Since the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Yezhov went to the frontline and fought as part of the volunteer squadron.
Relatives react at the coffin during the funeral ceremony of Volodymyr Yezhov killed in a battlefield with Russian forces at St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 27, 2022. Yezhov was a game designer in the development of the game Cossacks 2, one of the authors of the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and also one of the most famous Ukrainian e-sportsmen — played StarCraft under the nickname Fresh. Since the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Yezhov went to the frontline and fought as part of the volunteer squadron.
President Joe Biden welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, Dec. 21, 2022.
President Joe Biden welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, Dec. 21, 2022.
Anna sits with her daughter Nastya, left, in a basement as Russian attacks continues nearby, in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Dec. 21, 2022.
Anna sits with her daughter Nastya, left, in a basement as Russian attacks continues nearby, in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Dec. 21, 2022.
A Ukranian woman sits in a car with her family after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, on Nov. 5, 2022, in Zaporizhzhia.
A Ukranian woman sits in a car with her family after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, on Nov. 5, 2022, in Zaporizhzhia.
A woman waves to say good bye to her husband as she leaves on a bus, a day after a rocket attack at a train station in Kramatorsk, on April 9, 2022.
A woman waves to say good bye to her husband as she leaves on a bus, a day after a rocket attack at a train station in Kramatorsk, on April 9, 2022.
Emergency personnel carry the body out of the damaged local city hall of Kharkiv on March 1, 2022, destroyed as a result of Russian troop shelling.
Emergency personnel carry the body out of the damaged local city hall of Kharkiv on March 1, 2022, destroyed as a result of Russian troop shelling.
A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. - Russia's ground forces today crossed into Ukraine from several directions, Ukraine's border guard service said, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive.
A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. – Russia’s ground forces today crossed into Ukraine from several directions, Ukraine’s border guard service said, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive.
Firefighters work on a fire on a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. - Russia's ground forces today crossed into Ukraine from several directions, Ukraine's border guard service said, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive. Russian tanks and other heavy equipment crossed the frontier in several northern regions, as well as from the Kremlin-annexed peninsula of Crimea in the south, the agency said.
Firefighters work on a fire on a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. – Russia’s ground forces today crossed into Ukraine from several directions, Ukraine’s border guard service said, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive. Russian tanks and other heavy equipment crossed the frontier in several northern regions, as well as from the Kremlin-annexed peninsula of Crimea in the south, the agency said.