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Ukraine Under Attack: Documenting the Russian Invasion Ukraine Under Attack: Documenting the Russian Invasion
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Atrocities against civilians. Thousands of casualties, with the toll rising. Millions of refugees. Thriving cities besieged and reduced to rubble.Atrocities against civilians. Thousands of casualties, with the toll rising. Millions of refugees. Thriving cities besieged and reduced to rubble.
Ukrainians continue to resist the Russian onslaught. Joined by civilians who have picked up arms, Ukrainian forces held on to Kyiv, the capital, and forced the Russian military to change its strategy, shifting its attention to the east.Ukrainians continue to resist the Russian onslaught. Joined by civilians who have picked up arms, Ukrainian forces held on to Kyiv, the capital, and forced the Russian military to change its strategy, shifting its attention to the east.
On the vast expanse of wide-open flatland, the war has bogged down in fierce artillery duels and hard-fought battles for coal mining and farming towns in the Donbas region, as most of the civilian population has already fled. In mostly deserted towns, authorities trucked in water and food, while volunteers evacuated stragglers, many of them elderly or disabled.On the vast expanse of wide-open flatland, the war has bogged down in fierce artillery duels and hard-fought battles for coal mining and farming towns in the Donbas region, as most of the civilian population has already fled. In mostly deserted towns, authorities trucked in water and food, while volunteers evacuated stragglers, many of them elderly or disabled.
After drawn-out street fighting in May and June, Moscow claimed the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, cementing its control of most of Luhansk Province while becoming bogged down through the summer in drawn-out, lethal artillery duels elsewhere in the Donbas. After drawn-out street fighting in May and June, Moscow claimed the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, cementing its control of most of Luhansk Province but getting bogged down through the summer in drawn-out, lethal artillery duels elsewhere in the Donbas.
But even where Ukraine has succeeded in pushing the Russians back, there has often come unimaginable terror. Retreating Russian troops left a trail of bodies in the suburbs of Kyiv. In the town of Bucha, evidence unearthed by local officials, residents and journalists suggested the Russians had killed civilians recklessly and sometimes sadistically. Unimaginable terror, though, has often been present even where Ukraine has succeeded in pushing the Russians back. Retreating Russian troops left a trail of bodies in the suburbs of Kyiv. In the town of Bucha, evidence unearthed by local officials, residents and journalists suggested the Russians had killed civilians recklessly and sometimes sadistically.
A new threat arose in July, as Russian troops began placing artillery in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear station in Europe, daring Ukraine to shoot back and risk striking reactors or spent fuel storages. Combat has raged in and around the site for weeks.A new threat arose in July, as Russian troops began placing artillery in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear station in Europe, daring Ukraine to shoot back and risk striking reactors or spent fuel storages. Combat has raged in and around the site for weeks.
For the past six months, photographers with The New York Times and other news organizations throughout Ukraine have chronicled the ordeal of war.For the past six months, photographers with The New York Times and other news organizations throughout Ukraine have chronicled the ordeal of war.
This gallery contains graphic images.This gallery contains graphic images.
An artillery unit from Ukraine’s 58th Brigade near the town of Bakhmut firing toward an advancing Russian infantry unit around the town of Pokrovske on Aug. 10. Denys, a soldier whose code name is Mango, doing physical therapy in Kyiv, on Sept. 2. Denys had been taken prisoner by Russian forces at the Azovstal factory in Mariupol. He lost his left hand in the war and was released by the Russians in a prisoner swap.
A wall in Kyiv with a mural showing a soldier firing a Javelin antitank missile, on Sept. 5.
A man walking his dog past a Mykolaiv hotel that had been hit by a missile strike, on Sept. 4.
Soldiers carrying the coffin of a Ukrainian Special Forces sniper and reconnaissance specialist known as Tengri after his funeral service in Kyiv on Sept. 3.
Coffins of several unidentified civilian victims of the Russian invasion and occupation awaiting burial at the Bucha City Cemetery, on Sept. 2.
Family members of a soldier who was killed on the front line visiting his grave in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Aug. 24, the country’s Independence Day.
An artillery unit from Ukraine’s 58th Brigade near the town of Bakhmut firing toward an advancing Russian infantry unit around the town of Pokrovske, on Aug. 10.
The debris of a church on Aug. 11 after a Russian attack in the Mykolaiv region.The debris of a church on Aug. 11 after a Russian attack in the Mykolaiv region.
Three girls and their grandmother waiting inside their car in a convoy leaving Russian-occupied territory on their way to a Ukrainian-controlled crossing into the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 14.Three girls and their grandmother waiting inside their car in a convoy leaving Russian-occupied territory on their way to a Ukrainian-controlled crossing into the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 14.
Twenty-one unidentified bodies found in the Bucha region being laid to rest in a mass burial at the Bucha Cemetery on Aug. 17.Twenty-one unidentified bodies found in the Bucha region being laid to rest in a mass burial at the Bucha Cemetery on Aug. 17.
Tatiana Marinchenko touching her husband, Oleg Marinchenko, a Ukrainian soldier, while joined by her father-in-law, Ivan Marinchenko, and her daughter, Ira Kalinichenko, at a funeral for Oleg in Kyiv on Aug. 23. Mr. Marinchenko was killed on Aug. 19 in a mortar attack in the Kherson region while working as a medic and chaplain with the Ukrainian military.Tatiana Marinchenko touching her husband, Oleg Marinchenko, a Ukrainian soldier, while joined by her father-in-law, Ivan Marinchenko, and her daughter, Ira Kalinichenko, at a funeral for Oleg in Kyiv on Aug. 23. Mr. Marinchenko was killed on Aug. 19 in a mortar attack in the Kherson region while working as a medic and chaplain with the Ukrainian military.
Removing debris from a bombed-out building damaged in a recent Russian rocket strike on Nikopol on Aug. 15.Removing debris from a bombed-out building damaged in a recent Russian rocket strike on Nikopol on Aug. 15.
Evacuating a woman who could not walk from an apartment building in the Donetsk region on Aug. 23.Evacuating a woman who could not walk from an apartment building in the Donetsk region on Aug. 23.
Thousands swarmed a display of captured Russian tanks placed in central Kyiv on Aug. 21, days before Independence Day in Ukraine.Thousands swarmed a display of captured Russian tanks placed in central Kyiv on Aug. 21, days before Independence Day in Ukraine.
Swimming on Aug. 14 in an estuary, one of the few bodies of water along Ukraine’s Black Sea coast that isn’t mined or used for some military purpose.Swimming on Aug. 14 in an estuary, one of the few bodies of water along Ukraine’s Black Sea coast that isn’t mined or used for some military purpose.
A beach in front of the Pokrovsky Cathedral in the Obolon district in Kyiv, on Aug. 22.A beach in front of the Pokrovsky Cathedral in the Obolon district in Kyiv, on Aug. 22.
Ukrainian emergency rescue teams, wearing suits to protect against radiation, practicing a nuclear disaster drill in the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 17.Ukrainian emergency rescue teams, wearing suits to protect against radiation, practicing a nuclear disaster drill in the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 17.
Ukrainian servicemen walking through a school bombed by Russian forces at the front line in the Mykolaiv region on Aug. 11.Ukrainian servicemen walking through a school bombed by Russian forces at the front line in the Mykolaiv region on Aug. 11.
Carrying bottles of drinking water from a public wellin Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Aug. 8 past an unexploded rocket that struck overnight. Carrying bottles of drinking water from a public wellin Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Aug. 8 past an unexploded rocket that struck overnight.
A man tied to a gas pipe with smoke billowing from his apartment in the frontline town of Bakhmut on Aug. 7. The man, who neighbors said had fallen asleep while smoking, setting fire to his apartment, was punished by others in the complex. A man tied to a gas pipe with smoke billowing from his apartment in the frontline town of Bakhmut on Aug. 7. The man, who neighbors said had fallen asleep while smoking, setting fire to his apartment, was punished by others in the complex.
A fighter with Dnipro-1, a unit in Ukraine’s National Guard, walking through an underground bunker along the frontline outside Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Aug. 3.A fighter with Dnipro-1, a unit in Ukraine’s National Guard, walking through an underground bunker along the frontline outside Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Aug. 3.
Ukrainian firefighters responding to the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut on Aug. 5.Ukrainian firefighters responding to the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut on Aug. 5.
Ukrainian soldiers carrying the body of Col. Pistun Yaroslav Mykolayovych, 41, during his funeral in Bucha on Aug. 6.Ukrainian soldiers carrying the body of Col. Pistun Yaroslav Mykolayovych, 41, during his funeral in Bucha on Aug. 6.
A boy amid rubble and fallen trees in front of a blast-damaged apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka on Aug. 5.A boy amid rubble and fallen trees in front of a blast-damaged apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka on Aug. 5.
A Ukrainian soldier on a step leading to a system of frontline trenches facing Russian forces near the Ukrainian town of Barvinkove on Aug. 1.A Ukrainian soldier on a step leading to a system of frontline trenches facing Russian forces near the Ukrainian town of Barvinkove on Aug. 1.
Tania Reshetnikov with her dog in front of her family’s home, which was destroyed by Russian rockets in the Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut on Aug. 2.Tania Reshetnikov with her dog in front of her family’s home, which was destroyed by Russian rockets in the Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut on Aug. 2.
Ukrainian volunteers bringing drinking water to residents of an apartment block in the town of Druzhkovka on Aug. 3.Ukrainian volunteers bringing drinking water to residents of an apartment block in the town of Druzhkovka on Aug. 3.
Residents at a funeral on Aug. 1 for Andriy Mishchenko, a soldier who had fought with the Azov Regiment, a Ukrainian nationalist group, in Baryshivka, in north-central Ukraine.Residents at a funeral on Aug. 1 for Andriy Mishchenko, a soldier who had fought with the Azov Regiment, a Ukrainian nationalist group, in Baryshivka, in north-central Ukraine.
Rainwater on Aug. 2 fills a market hit by Russian missiles in the Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut.Rainwater on Aug. 2 fills a market hit by Russian missiles in the Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut.
Families of Ukrainian P.O.W.s gathering in Kyiv on July 30.Families of Ukrainian P.O.W.s gathering in Kyiv on July 30.
A first-grade classroom in Kramatorsk hit by a Russian strike on July 22.A first-grade classroom in Kramatorsk hit by a Russian strike on July 22.
Family members mourning Vitaly Babich, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed during an air raid in Kramatorsk, on July 19.Family members mourning Vitaly Babich, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed during an air raid in Kramatorsk, on July 19.
Ukrainian soldiers at their base in a village retaken from Russian forces in eastern Ukraine on July 22.Ukrainian soldiers at their base in a village retaken from Russian forces in eastern Ukraine on July 22.
Members of the Azov Regiment near the front lines in the Zaporizhzhia region, eastern Ukraine, on July 21. The regiment began as a far-right militia, and Russian propagandists have pointed to it as evidence to support their unfounded claims about the influence of Nazism in Ukraine.Members of the Azov Regiment near the front lines in the Zaporizhzhia region, eastern Ukraine, on July 21. The regiment began as a far-right militia, and Russian propagandists have pointed to it as evidence to support their unfounded claims about the influence of Nazism in Ukraine.
Azov Regiment fighters taking shelter and watching the sky for drones after nearby explosions in eastern Ukraine on July 21.Azov Regiment fighters taking shelter and watching the sky for drones after nearby explosions in eastern Ukraine on July 21.
At the site of a missile strike in Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s most populous cities, on July 15.At the site of a missile strike in Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s most populous cities, on July 15.
The ruins of houses destroyed by Russian shelling in Moschun, a village near Kyiv, on July 7.The ruins of houses destroyed by Russian shelling in Moschun, a village near Kyiv, on July 7.
A man wounded after a missile struck near his home in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, on July 7.A man wounded after a missile struck near his home in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, on July 7.
Hennady Kononenko, 74, and his wife Nina, 76, outside their destroyed home after it was hit by shelling in Sloviansk, in Donetsk Province, on July 5.Hennady Kononenko, 74, and his wife Nina, 76, outside their destroyed home after it was hit by shelling in Sloviansk, in Donetsk Province, on July 5.
Firefighters in a Sloviansk market after it was struck by a rocket on July 5.Firefighters in a Sloviansk market after it was struck by a rocket on July 5.
Visitors in Irpin, near Kyiv, on July 3, near a pile of vehicles destroyed earlier in the conflict.Visitors in Irpin, near Kyiv, on July 3, near a pile of vehicles destroyed earlier in the conflict.
Ukrainian soldiers practicing applying bandages in a tactical medical training exercise in Kyiv on July 1.Ukrainian soldiers practicing applying bandages in a tactical medical training exercise in Kyiv on July 1.
In front of a destroyed housing block in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, on July 7.In front of a destroyed housing block in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, on July 7.
Neighbors trying to extinguish a fire in a residential area of Bakhmut, Donetsk Province, minutes after multiple rockets struck there on July 10.Neighbors trying to extinguish a fire in a residential area of Bakhmut, Donetsk Province, minutes after multiple rockets struck there on July 10.
A Bakhmut resident examining shelling damage outside her home on July 8.A Bakhmut resident examining shelling damage outside her home on July 8.
One of the houses engulfed in flames after multiple rockets hit the residential area in Bakhmut on July 10.One of the houses engulfed in flames after multiple rockets hit the residential area in Bakhmut on July 10.
Ukrainian soldiers taking a break near the site of the July 10 strike on Bakhmut, just minutes after the attack.Ukrainian soldiers taking a break near the site of the July 10 strike on Bakhmut, just minutes after the attack.
Ukrainian soldiers in their compound not far from the front lines in Donetsk Province on July 11.Ukrainian soldiers in their compound not far from the front lines in Donetsk Province on July 11.
Emergency crews working at a site where rockets hit two buildings overnight in the village of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, on July 10.Emergency crews working at a site where rockets hit two buildings overnight in the village of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, on July 10.
Climbing on a display of destroyed Russian military vehicles by the National Military History Museum in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, on July 3.Climbing on a display of destroyed Russian military vehicles by the National Military History Museum in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, on July 3.
The entrance of a metro station in Kyiv on July 3.The entrance of a metro station in Kyiv on July 3.
A resident surveying shelling damage in Sloviansk’s market area on July 5.A resident surveying shelling damage in Sloviansk’s market area on July 5.
A damaged shop near an apartment building and a resort hit by Russian missiles in Odesa, southern Ukraine, on July 7.A damaged shop near an apartment building and a resort hit by Russian missiles in Odesa, southern Ukraine, on July 7.
Denys Bevz, 26, a Ukrainian soldier, took a seven-day leave from fighting in the southern Kherson region to travel to Kyiv, where he married Nadiia, 27, on July 9.Denys Bevz, 26, a Ukrainian soldier, took a seven-day leave from fighting in the southern Kherson region to travel to Kyiv, where he married Nadiia, 27, on July 9.
Ukrainian soldiers fire a French donated CAESAR self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in Donetsk on June 24.Ukrainian soldiers fire a French donated CAESAR self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in Donetsk on June 24.
Praying and singing at the funeral for Artemiy Dymyd, a soldier, at the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, western Ukraine, on June 21.Praying and singing at the funeral for Artemiy Dymyd, a soldier, at the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, western Ukraine, on June 21.
Gravediggers burying Sergiy Kabashnyy, 48, at the cemetery in Bucha, near Kyiv, on June 17.Gravediggers burying Sergiy Kabashnyy, 48, at the cemetery in Bucha, near Kyiv, on June 17.
A Ukrainian soldier who was wounded by artillery being treated at a bus stop turned aid station near Bakhmut on June 23.A Ukrainian soldier who was wounded by artillery being treated at a bus stop turned aid station near Bakhmut on June 23.
Ukrainian soldiers at the scene of a missile strike on what appeared to be a military depot in the eastern town of Druzhkivka on June 20.Ukrainian soldiers at the scene of a missile strike on what appeared to be a military depot in the eastern town of Druzhkivka on June 20.
Doctors and nurses at a hospital in Sloviansk working to stabilize a Ukrainian soldier wounded by shrapnel from a Russian artillery strike on June 1.Doctors and nurses at a hospital in Sloviansk working to stabilize a Ukrainian soldier wounded by shrapnel from a Russian artillery strike on June 1.
An abandoned mirror in Hostomel, northwest of Kyiv, on June 20, outside a destroyed house that was part of a large residential project occupied by Russian troops during clashes with Ukrainian forces in late February.An abandoned mirror in Hostomel, northwest of Kyiv, on June 20, outside a destroyed house that was part of a large residential project occupied by Russian troops during clashes with Ukrainian forces in late February.
Anna Svetlaya, 67, was wounded by a missile strike in Mykolaiv on June.Anna Svetlaya, 67, was wounded by a missile strike in Mykolaiv on June.
A Ukrainian soldier at a mass grave in the hills above the city of Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, on June 16.A Ukrainian soldier at a mass grave in the hills above the city of Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, on June 16.
In Lysychansk on June 15.In Lysychansk on June 15.
A Ukrainian army medical unit giving aid to Maksym, a soldier who had been injured by an artillery strike at front line in Donetsk Province on June 29.A Ukrainian army medical unit giving aid to Maksym, a soldier who had been injured by an artillery strike at front line in Donetsk Province on June 29.
Children in a park in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, on June 2.Children in a park in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, on June 2.
Oleh Turash on June 8, revisiting the basement of a school in Yahidne, in northern Ukraine,where he was held with over 300 villagers by Russian forces in March.Oleh Turash on June 8, revisiting the basement of a school in Yahidne, in northern Ukraine,where he was held with over 300 villagers by Russian forces in March.
Monks and others taking cover in a stairwell at the Sviatohirsk monastery, near Sloviansk, as Russian artillery shells landed nearby on June 3.Monks and others taking cover in a stairwell at the Sviatohirsk monastery, near Sloviansk, as Russian artillery shells landed nearby on June 3.
Firefighters at a warehouse that was bombed in Sloviansk on June 28.Firefighters at a warehouse that was bombed in Sloviansk on June 28.
Preparing a body for a funeral in Lviv on June 2.Preparing a body for a funeral in Lviv on June 2.
Fires at the Lysychansk oil refinery on June 8.Fires at the Lysychansk oil refinery on June 8.
Police and forensic investigators exhuming the bodies of seven men believed to be civilians who were killed by Russian forces in March near Vorzel, in the Kyiv region.Police and forensic investigators exhuming the bodies of seven men believed to be civilians who were killed by Russian forces in March near Vorzel, in the Kyiv region.
An unexploded Russian rocket in Lysychansk on June 8.An unexploded Russian rocket in Lysychansk on June 8.
A Ukrainian soldier, Denys Pogrebny, 41, left, and Petro Kashpyrko, right, a civilian, exercising in a physiotherapy session at a rehabilitation center in Irpin on June 29.A Ukrainian soldier, Denys Pogrebny, 41, left, and Petro Kashpyrko, right, a civilian, exercising in a physiotherapy session at a rehabilitation center in Irpin on June 29.
School graduates danced in front of the opera and ballet theater in Odesa on June 15.School graduates danced in front of the opera and ballet theater in Odesa on June 15.
Watching a concert at the theater of the Lviv National Philharmonic on June 28.Watching a concert at the theater of the Lviv National Philharmonic on June 28.
Balloons for sale in the center of Lviv on June 26.Balloons for sale in the center of Lviv on June 26.
Ukrainian troops firing artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on May 22.Ukrainian troops firing artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on May 22.
A fighter jet, most likely Russian, firing flares over Ukrainian positions on the front line on May 22 in the Donetsk region.A fighter jet, most likely Russian, firing flares over Ukrainian positions on the front line on May 22 in the Donetsk region.
A Ukrainian sniper put a suppressor on his rifle at a small base in the eastern Ukrainian town of Barvinkove in the Kharkiv region on May 22.A Ukrainian sniper put a suppressor on his rifle at a small base in the eastern Ukrainian town of Barvinkove in the Kharkiv region on May 22.
Destroyed vehicles at a complex bombed by Russian forces on May 23 in the frontline town of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.Destroyed vehicles at a complex bombed by Russian forces on May 23 in the frontline town of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Mykola Telegin clearing debris in his daughter’s apartment after a Russian strike hit a residential area in Sloviansk on May 31.Mykola Telegin clearing debris in his daughter’s apartment after a Russian strike hit a residential area in Sloviansk on May 31.
Volunteers from Britain and Ukraine working with the aid organization Vostok-SOS carried Zinaida Riabtseva, who is 77 and blind, down five flights of stairs during a May 30 evacuation in Bakhmut.Volunteers from Britain and Ukraine working with the aid organization Vostok-SOS carried Zinaida Riabtseva, who is 77 and blind, down five flights of stairs during a May 30 evacuation in Bakhmut.
Anna Vereschak, 43, and her daughters Milana, 5, and Diana, 4, escaped their village on the front and lines boarded an evacuation train in Pokrovsk on May 10.Anna Vereschak, 43, and her daughters Milana, 5, and Diana, 4, escaped their village on the front and lines boarded an evacuation train in Pokrovsk on May 10.
Ukrainian policemen disposed of the body of a 65-year-old woman, known to neighbors as Baba Masha, or Grandma Masha, who was diabetic and unable to get the medication she needed because of the war. She was buried May 24 in a mass grave for those killed in fighting, in the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.Ukrainian policemen disposed of the body of a 65-year-old woman, known to neighbors as Baba Masha, or Grandma Masha, who was diabetic and unable to get the medication she needed because of the war. She was buried May 24 in a mass grave for those killed in fighting, in the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian soldiers on the front line near Izium in the Donetsk region on May 27.Ukrainian soldiers on the front line near Izium in the Donetsk region on May 27.
Soldiers with the Carpathian Sich Battalion reviewing drone footage of an attack against Russian forces near the front in the Kharkiv region on May 11.Soldiers with the Carpathian Sich Battalion reviewing drone footage of an attack against Russian forces near the front in the Kharkiv region on May 11.
A Ukrainian artillery team engaging in an exchange with Russian forces four miles away near the village of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region on May 31.A Ukrainian artillery team engaging in an exchange with Russian forces four miles away near the village of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region on May 31.
An overturned car in front of a house in the Saltivka neighborhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 27.An overturned car in front of a house in the Saltivka neighborhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 27.
Vladislav Tkachenko, 23, at his temporary home in Lviv on May 24. Mr. Tkachenko lost his left leg on the second day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when artillery fire blew it off and tore into his right thigh, leaving a web of dark red scars. He was among the first in what Ukrainian doctors fear could become a devastating surge of amputations as Ukraine pushed to regain territory and the fighting in the east intensified.Vladislav Tkachenko, 23, at his temporary home in Lviv on May 24. Mr. Tkachenko lost his left leg on the second day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when artillery fire blew it off and tore into his right thigh, leaving a web of dark red scars. He was among the first in what Ukrainian doctors fear could become a devastating surge of amputations as Ukraine pushed to regain territory and the fighting in the east intensified.
The coffins of three Ukrainian soldiers were carried from a church where they were mourned in Lviv, Ukraine, on May 6.The coffins of three Ukrainian soldiers were carried from a church where they were mourned in Lviv, Ukraine, on May 6.
The family of Yurii Huk, 41, including his daughter, Darynka, 8, his niece and other relatives, during his funeral outside Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on May 16. He died during an artillery bombardment in eastern Ukraine on May 9.The family of Yurii Huk, 41, including his daughter, Darynka, 8, his niece and other relatives, during his funeral outside Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on May 16. He died during an artillery bombardment in eastern Ukraine on May 9.
National flags flying at a military cemetery in the eastern city of Dnipro on May 10.National flags flying at a military cemetery in the eastern city of Dnipro on May 10.
A family that fled from the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine on May 2.A family that fled from the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine on May 2.
Twin sisters Nika and Miya, 3, on May 8 surveying vehicles destroyed in the war near Irpin.Twin sisters Nika and Miya, 3, on May 8 surveying vehicles destroyed in the war near Irpin.
Destroyed Russian military vehicles by the National Military History Museum in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 23.Destroyed Russian military vehicles by the National Military History Museum in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 23.
A Ukrainian soldier assigned to a demining team worked to detonate unexploded ordnance collected from a Russian munitions storage area in a village northwest of Kyiv.A Ukrainian soldier assigned to a demining team worked to detonate unexploded ordnance collected from a Russian munitions storage area in a village northwest of Kyiv.
Emergency workers removing the remains of four Russian soldiers at a Russian fighting position that was struck by Ukrainian artillery in the previously occupied village of Malaya Rohan outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on May 18.Emergency workers removing the remains of four Russian soldiers at a Russian fighting position that was struck by Ukrainian artillery in the previously occupied village of Malaya Rohan outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on May 18.
Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, lays in ruins on May 2 after weeks of fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces on the doorstep of the capital.Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, lays in ruins on May 2 after weeks of fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces on the doorstep of the capital.
A Ukrainian soldier atop an abandoned Russian tank on May 25 in the Seversky Donets river as he tries to salvage an abandoned heavy machine gun. The failed river crossing that took place at this spot over several days in early May was one of the most lethal engagements of the war for the Russian army.A Ukrainian soldier atop an abandoned Russian tank on May 25 in the Seversky Donets river as he tries to salvage an abandoned heavy machine gun. The failed river crossing that took place at this spot over several days in early May was one of the most lethal engagements of the war for the Russian army.
Ukrainian soldiers loading onto an armored vehicle as they head toward the frontline near the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on May 25.Ukrainian soldiers loading onto an armored vehicle as they head toward the frontline near the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on May 25.
A cat near the body of a Russian soldier on May 19 outside the destroyed school in Vilkhivka, a village that had been occupied for weeks by Russian forces.A cat near the body of a Russian soldier on May 19 outside the destroyed school in Vilkhivka, a village that had been occupied for weeks by Russian forces.
The body of a civilian, reportedly killed by Russian forces, on the streets on April 2 in Bucha.The body of a civilian, reportedly killed by Russian forces, on the streets on April 2 in Bucha.
Exhuming bodies from a mass grave in Bucha on April 8.Exhuming bodies from a mass grave in Bucha on April 8.
Bodies found after Russian forces retreated from Bucha, on April 6.Bodies found after Russian forces retreated from Bucha, on April 6.
Ukrainian soldiers attempted to salvage parts from a destroyed Russian armored vehicle in the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.Ukrainian soldiers attempted to salvage parts from a destroyed Russian armored vehicle in the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.
Russian rockets struck a neighborhood in central Kharkiv on April 17.Russian rockets struck a neighborhood in central Kharkiv on April 17.
The funeral of Ivan Datsko, 38, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed in fighting in the eastern Donetsk region, at Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on April 21.The funeral of Ivan Datsko, 38, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed in fighting in the eastern Donetsk region, at Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on April 21.
Sister Diogena Tereshkevych comforting people who were displaced from eastern Ukraine inside a bomb shelter during an air raid alert in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on April 15.Sister Diogena Tereshkevych comforting people who were displaced from eastern Ukraine inside a bomb shelter during an air raid alert in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on April 15.
Borodyanka, a commuter town not far from the capital, Kyiv, on April 5, where as many as 200 people were missing and presumed dead under the rubble.Borodyanka, a commuter town not far from the capital, Kyiv, on April 5, where as many as 200 people were missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
An apartment building heavily damaged by Russian bombings in Kramatorsk on April 10.An apartment building heavily damaged by Russian bombings in Kramatorsk on April 10.
Dozens of vehicles and some people on foot, clinging to their belongings, streamed into Kharkiv, once Ukraine’s second largest city, on April 29, fleeing fighting in a town to the north.Dozens of vehicles and some people on foot, clinging to their belongings, streamed into Kharkiv, once Ukraine’s second largest city, on April 29, fleeing fighting in a town to the north.
An artist entertained children with soap bubbles in central Lviv, in western Ukraine, on April 7.An artist entertained children with soap bubbles in central Lviv, in western Ukraine, on April 7.
Ukrainian soldiers walked through a street in the village of Shestovytsia, where a column of destroyed Russian military vehicles was cleared away, on April 29.Ukrainian soldiers walked through a street in the village of Shestovytsia, where a column of destroyed Russian military vehicles was cleared away, on April 29.
A wounded Ukrainian soldier is brought into a recovery ward of a military hospital after hours of surgery, where doctors were trying to save his arm following an attack by Russian forces, in Zaporizhzhia, in South Eastern on April 25.A wounded Ukrainian soldier is brought into a recovery ward of a military hospital after hours of surgery, where doctors were trying to save his arm following an attack by Russian forces, in Zaporizhzhia, in South Eastern on April 25.
Family members mourning Oleksandr Pokhodenko and Mykola Pysariv on April 26 in Zmiiv, Ukraine.Family members mourning Oleksandr Pokhodenko and Mykola Pysariv on April 26 in Zmiiv, Ukraine.
Hlib Kihitov, 21, paying his final respects to his twin brother, Ehor Kihitov, in Lviv on April 26.Hlib Kihitov, 21, paying his final respects to his twin brother, Ehor Kihitov, in Lviv on April 26.
A woman peered out from a bombed-out apartment in central Kyiv on April 29 after an overnight Russian missile strike.A woman peered out from a bombed-out apartment in central Kyiv on April 29 after an overnight Russian missile strike.
Tamara Mikheenko, 70, cries while in hiding in a basement shelter as she talks about the incessant shelling of the frontline town of Orikhiv, where Russian positions are only a few miles away in Zaporizhzhia region on April 26.Tamara Mikheenko, 70, cries while in hiding in a basement shelter as she talks about the incessant shelling of the frontline town of Orikhiv, where Russian positions are only a few miles away in Zaporizhzhia region on April 26.
A Russian insignia left behind on the wall of Valriy Tymchuk’s home in Lypivka, Ukraine, on April 15.A Russian insignia left behind on the wall of Valriy Tymchuk’s home in Lypivka, Ukraine, on April 15.
Trostyanets, Ukraine, on April 1 after the Ukrainian military retook it from the Russians.Trostyanets, Ukraine, on April 1 after the Ukrainian military retook it from the Russians.
A military funeral ceremony in Lviv on April 6.A military funeral ceremony in Lviv on April 6.
Maksim Syroizhko, a Ukrainian soldier, with his girlfriend, Yana Matvapaeva, on April 21 in Kyiv. The couple said that they had been together for the past five years but, until that day, had not seen each other since the war began.Maksim Syroizhko, a Ukrainian soldier, with his girlfriend, Yana Matvapaeva, on April 21 in Kyiv. The couple said that they had been together for the past five years but, until that day, had not seen each other since the war began.
Families arriving in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on April 21 after fleeing Mariupol as it came under siege by Russian forces.Families arriving in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on April 21 after fleeing Mariupol as it came under siege by Russian forces.
Residents of Bucha, a town retaken by Ukraine, reaching for food distributed by Ukrainian soldiers on April 2.Residents of Bucha, a town retaken by Ukraine, reaching for food distributed by Ukrainian soldiers on April 2.
Tatyana Petrovna, 72, in the garden of a Bucha home where the bodies of three civilians lay on April 4.Tatyana Petrovna, 72, in the garden of a Bucha home where the bodies of three civilians lay on April 4.
Crumpled cars littered a main road leading out of the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.Crumpled cars littered a main road leading out of the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.
A retired teacher known as Auntie Lyuda was killed on March 5. Her dog waited outside her home more than a month later on April 6.A retired teacher known as Auntie Lyuda was killed on March 5. Her dog waited outside her home more than a month later on April 6.
Four freshly dug graves, for an early-morning funeral, at a cemetery in Irpin on April 16.Four freshly dug graves, for an early-morning funeral, at a cemetery in Irpin on April 16.
On April 26, Iryna Abramova at the grave of her husband, Oleh Abramov, who was killed by Russian forces outside their home in Bucha.On April 26, Iryna Abramova at the grave of her husband, Oleh Abramov, who was killed by Russian forces outside their home in Bucha.
Ukrainian soldiers trying to save a mortally wounded man moments after a group of civilians was hit by a mortar in Irpin on March 6.Ukrainian soldiers trying to save a mortally wounded man moments after a group of civilians was hit by a mortar in Irpin on March 6.
A Russian missile hit barracks used by airborne troops from the Ukrainian army’s 79th Brigade in Mykolaiv. Several soldiers were killed in the attack, which took off the facade of the building, leaving gray steel bunk beds visible from the front courtyard, on March 8.A Russian missile hit barracks used by airborne troops from the Ukrainian army’s 79th Brigade in Mykolaiv. Several soldiers were killed in the attack, which took off the facade of the building, leaving gray steel bunk beds visible from the front courtyard, on March 8.
Emergency employees and volunteers carried an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by Russian shelling in Mariupol on March 9. She was reported to have later died.Emergency employees and volunteers carried an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by Russian shelling in Mariupol on March 9. She was reported to have later died.
A Russian tank attack on an apartment building in Mariupole on March 11.A Russian tank attack on an apartment building in Mariupole on March 11.
Boarding an evacuation train in Odesa on March 15.Boarding an evacuation train in Odesa on March 15.
A Ukrainian volunteer fighter outside the civilian airport in Mykolaiv on March 10.A Ukrainian volunteer fighter outside the civilian airport in Mykolaiv on March 10.
Russian forces hit a shopping mall on March 21 in Kyiv in what appeared to be the most powerful explosion to that date in the capital.Russian forces hit a shopping mall on March 21 in Kyiv in what appeared to be the most powerful explosion to that date in the capital.
A man grieving over the body of a victim after pieces of a Russian cruise missile fell onto a high-rise building in Kyiv on March 17.A man grieving over the body of a victim after pieces of a Russian cruise missile fell onto a high-rise building in Kyiv on March 17.
People trying to escape from Irpin, near Kyiv, took shelter under a destroyed bridge on March 5.People trying to escape from Irpin, near Kyiv, took shelter under a destroyed bridge on March 5.
Civilians being evacuated across the Irpin River into Kyiv on March 8.Civilians being evacuated across the Irpin River into Kyiv on March 8.
Bodies being buried in a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol on March 9.Bodies being buried in a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol on March 9.
Ukrainian soldiers waiting to advance during an operation to clear out remaining Russian forces on March 29, in Irpin.Ukrainian soldiers waiting to advance during an operation to clear out remaining Russian forces on March 29, in Irpin.
Destroyed Russian tanks on a main road after battles near Brovary, close to Kyiv, on March 10.Destroyed Russian tanks on a main road after battles near Brovary, close to Kyiv, on March 10.
Ukrainian soldiers taking cover from incoming artillery fire in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on March 13.Ukrainian soldiers taking cover from incoming artillery fire in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on March 13.
Anzhelika Verveyko was comforted by a friend at the funeral on March 6 for her husband, a sergeant who was killed in an artillery strike on his position north of Kyiv on Feb. 27.Anzhelika Verveyko was comforted by a friend at the funeral on March 6 for her husband, a sergeant who was killed in an artillery strike on his position north of Kyiv on Feb. 27.
Taria, 27, in a tent where she was living with her two children, and other Ukrainian families in a subway station on March 2. Many of them had been there for about a week as Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on the outskirts of Kyiv.Taria, 27, in a tent where she was living with her two children, and other Ukrainian families in a subway station on March 2. Many of them had been there for about a week as Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on the outskirts of Kyiv.
Fleeing the war in Ukraine. A train station in Przemysl, Poland, on March 14.Fleeing the war in Ukraine. A train station in Przemysl, Poland, on March 14.
Ukrainian children riding an evacuation train through Kyiv as it traveled west toward Lviv on March 3.Ukrainian children riding an evacuation train through Kyiv as it traveled west toward Lviv on March 3.
Ukrainian families running across train tracks to get to the next westbound train in Kyiv on March 4.Ukrainian families running across train tracks to get to the next westbound train in Kyiv on March 4.
A home on Kyiv’s outskirts that was damaged after a Russian Iskander missile landed nearby during the first week of the war.A home on Kyiv’s outskirts that was damaged after a Russian Iskander missile landed nearby during the first week of the war.
Ilona Koval, center, the choreographer for the Ukrainian national figure skating team, fleeing Ukraine with her daughter, left, and a family friend on March 1.Ilona Koval, center, the choreographer for the Ukrainian national figure skating team, fleeing Ukraine with her daughter, left, and a family friend on March 1.
A Ukrainian mother and her newborn in a maternity ward in the basement of a hospital in Kyiv on March 2.A Ukrainian mother and her newborn in a maternity ward in the basement of a hospital in Kyiv on March 2.
A refugee family from Ukraine arriving at a train station in Budapest on March 5.A refugee family from Ukraine arriving at a train station in Budapest on March 5.
Vitali Slobodianiuk, right, and Volodymyr Kotsyuba, who are Ukrainian, on a train from Prague to Przemysl in Poland on March 8. They were going back to Ukraine to join the fight.Vitali Slobodianiuk, right, and Volodymyr Kotsyuba, who are Ukrainian, on a train from Prague to Przemysl in Poland on March 8. They were going back to Ukraine to join the fight.
A Ukrainian soldier digging in at a beachfront position in Odesa on March 16.A Ukrainian soldier digging in at a beachfront position in Odesa on March 16.
A military funeral for three Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on March 31.A military funeral for three Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on March 31.
The morgue in Mykolaiv on March 12. Casualties, both military and civilian, accumulated so fast it could barely keep pace, with bodies stacked side by side or on top of one another, covered in sheets or carpets, if at all.The morgue in Mykolaiv on March 12. Casualties, both military and civilian, accumulated so fast it could barely keep pace, with bodies stacked side by side or on top of one another, covered in sheets or carpets, if at all.
The body of a Russian soldier next to an armored vehicle that Ukrainian soldiers said was Russian, in Kharkiv on Feb. 25.The body of a Russian soldier next to an armored vehicle that Ukrainian soldiers said was Russian, in Kharkiv on Feb. 25.
A residential building was hit by missiles in Kyiv on Feb. 25.A residential building was hit by missiles in Kyiv on Feb. 25.
Russian attacks damaged radar arrays and other equipment at a Ukrainian military site outside Mariupol on Feb. 24.Russian attacks damaged radar arrays and other equipment at a Ukrainian military site outside Mariupol on Feb. 24.
Julia, a teacher and a volunteer, waiting to be deployed to fight Russian troops around Kyiv on Feb. 26.Julia, a teacher and a volunteer, waiting to be deployed to fight Russian troops around Kyiv on Feb. 26.
People lining up at a long-distance bus station in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 24.People lining up at a long-distance bus station in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 24.
A Russian armored personnel carrier burning next to an unidentified soldier’s body during a fight with the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv on Feb. 27.A Russian armored personnel carrier burning next to an unidentified soldier’s body during a fight with the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv on Feb. 27.
Covering a body after bombings in Chuhuiv on Feb. 24.Covering a body after bombings in Chuhuiv on Feb. 24.
Smoke from a military airport in Chuhuiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24.Smoke from a military airport in Chuhuiv near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24.
A family from Ukraine after crossing the border into Poland at Medyka on Feb. 26.A family from Ukraine after crossing the border into Poland at Medyka on Feb. 26.
Olha Zapotochna and her 3-year-old son, Arthur, after crossing the border from Ukraine into Poland, on Feb. 25.Olha Zapotochna and her 3-year-old son, Arthur, after crossing the border from Ukraine into Poland, on Feb. 25.
Volunteers filling sand bags in Kropyvnytskyi, southern Ukraine, on Feb. 27, in an effort to fortify the city’s defenses.Volunteers filling sand bags in Kropyvnytskyi, southern Ukraine, on Feb. 27, in an effort to fortify the city’s defenses.
Military volunteers getting weapons in Fastiv on Feb. 25.Military volunteers getting weapons in Fastiv on Feb. 25.
Cleaning up debris after a residential building was hit by missiles in southern Kyiv on Feb. 25.Cleaning up debris after a residential building was hit by missiles in southern Kyiv on Feb. 25.
Sunday service at St. Paraskeva Orthodox Church in Kalynivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 27.Sunday service at St. Paraskeva Orthodox Church in Kalynivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 27.
Dusk in Kyiv on Feb. 24 as Russian forces were advancing on the city.Dusk in Kyiv on Feb. 24 as Russian forces were advancing on the city.