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Ukraine Under Attack: Documenting the Russian Invasion Ukraine Under Attack: Documenting the Russian Invasion
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Shattered towns, mass graves and suffering beyond measure greet the Ukrainian forces steadily pushing back Russian troops, revealing the civilian and military toll of the war and the invaders’ occupation in the east and the south.Shattered towns, mass graves and suffering beyond measure greet the Ukrainian forces steadily pushing back Russian troops, revealing the civilian and military toll of the war and the invaders’ occupation in the east and the south.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive and Russian retreat are making a mockery of the Kremlin’s claims to have annexed four regions of Ukraine after sham referendums — though Russia’s advantage in arms and its conscription of civilians could yet change that balance. The slow-moving war of summer, waged with long-range artillery that flattened whole towns, has given way to rapid Ukrainian advances.The Ukrainian counteroffensive and Russian retreat are making a mockery of the Kremlin’s claims to have annexed four regions of Ukraine after sham referendums — though Russia’s advantage in arms and its conscription of civilians could yet change that balance. The slow-moving war of summer, waged with long-range artillery that flattened whole towns, has given way to rapid Ukrainian advances.
But for Kyiv’s forces, the elation at retaking territory seized by the Russians is tempered by the brutal cost, both in and out of their own ranks, and by the knowledge that a large part of Ukraine remains in Moscow’s hands.But for Kyiv’s forces, the elation at retaking territory seized by the Russians is tempered by the brutal cost, both in and out of their own ranks, and by the knowledge that a large part of Ukraine remains in Moscow’s hands.
This, then, is what winning now looks like: ruined buildings, crumpled bridges, burned-out vehicles and depopulated places where the few residents who remain look haunted, many of them older, hungry, sick, cold. And everywhere, there are bodies — dead soldiers and civilians, in hastily dug graves, in blasted cars or just lying out in the open.This, then, is what winning now looks like: ruined buildings, crumpled bridges, burned-out vehicles and depopulated places where the few residents who remain look haunted, many of them older, hungry, sick, cold. And everywhere, there are bodies — dead soldiers and civilians, in hastily dug graves, in blasted cars or just lying out in the open.
The Russians have retreated in the Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, and even on the edges of the Luhansk region, with heavy casualties on both sides. In Zaporizhzhia, where a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant has been shelled repeatedly, the game of nuclear chicken continues.The Russians have retreated in the Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, and even on the edges of the Luhansk region, with heavy casualties on both sides. In Zaporizhzhia, where a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant has been shelled repeatedly, the game of nuclear chicken continues.
With no end in sight to the war, it is hard to contemplate what it would take for Ukrainians to rebuild their lives and their country. The scale of the task is staggering.With no end in sight to the war, it is hard to contemplate what it would take for Ukrainians to rebuild their lives and their country. The scale of the task is staggering.
For more than ten months, photographers with The New York Times and other news organizations throughout Ukraine have chronicled the ordeal of war. For more than 10 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.
Destroyed shops in Bakhmut on Jan 2. The city in eastern Ukraine has been heavily contested for months.
A woman and two dogs lying dead in the doorway of a building in Bakhmut on Jan. 2. The woman was believed to have been killed when a rocket struck a nearby shopping center 15 minutes earlier.
Ukrainian artillery troops near the eastern city of Kreminna unloading shells and primers for a cannon on Dec. 31.
Carrying the coffin of a 20-year-old soldier, Vladyslav Chernyakov, at his funeral in Bucha, near Kyiv, on Dec. 30. He was killed while fighting in the Donetsk region.
Families watching a movie in a parking garage on Dec. 24 in Kyiv.Families watching a movie in a parking garage on Dec. 24 in Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces firing a howitzer in the Donetsk region on Dec. 20.Ukrainian forces firing a howitzer in the Donetsk region on Dec. 20.
A Ukrainian soldier at a church that was shelled and looted by the Russian military during its occupation, in Lyman, a city in the Donetsk region, on Dec. 25.A Ukrainian soldier at a church that was shelled and looted by the Russian military during its occupation, in Lyman, a city in the Donetsk region, on Dec. 25.
A woman with bandaged shrapnel wounds waiting for paramedics to take her to the hospital in Kherson on Dec. 18.A woman with bandaged shrapnel wounds waiting for paramedics to take her to the hospital in Kherson on Dec. 18.
Ukrainian soldiers and civilians collecting water in a district of Kyiv on Dec. 16.Ukrainian soldiers and civilians collecting water in a district of Kyiv on Dec. 16.
A woman walking through the battleground city of Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, amid bombings on Dec. 13.A woman walking through the battleground city of Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, amid bombings on Dec. 13.
The Ukrainian military digging trenches in the frontline city of Bakhmut on Dec. 16.The Ukrainian military digging trenches in the frontline city of Bakhmut on Dec. 16.
Family members grieving at the funeral of a 78-year-old retiree in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, on Dec. 17.Family members grieving at the funeral of a 78-year-old retiree in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, on Dec. 17.
Demonstrating how to handle an injury during a first-aid training session for civilians in Kyiv, the capital, on Dec. 18.Demonstrating how to handle an injury during a first-aid training session for civilians in Kyiv, the capital, on Dec. 18.
Arriving for Sunday morning church service in Kherson on Dec. 18.Arriving for Sunday morning church service in Kherson on Dec. 18.
An explosion illuminating the sky as a small surveillance team for the Ukrainian Army scanned the horizon over Bakhmut on Dec. 9.An explosion illuminating the sky as a small surveillance team for the Ukrainian Army scanned the horizon over Bakhmut on Dec. 9.
Iryna and Viktor Dudnyk weeping over the body of their son Dmytro, 38, killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kherson, on Dec. 10.Iryna and Viktor Dudnyk weeping over the body of their son Dmytro, 38, killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kherson, on Dec. 10.
Ukrainian soldiers from the 63rd brigade who were fighting in Kherson region pulling back to fix their vehicles on Dec. 9.Ukrainian soldiers from the 63rd brigade who were fighting in Kherson region pulling back to fix their vehicles on Dec. 9.
Wolf, a 29-year-old former U.S. Marine and the leader of a small unit of Ukraine-allied foreign soldiers fighting in the country’s eastern front, near Bakhmut on Dec. 9.Wolf, a 29-year-old former U.S. Marine and the leader of a small unit of Ukraine-allied foreign soldiers fighting in the country’s eastern front, near Bakhmut on Dec. 9.
Yulia and Ihor holding hands after boarding a designated evacuation train leaving Kherson for the city of Khmelnytskyi on Dec. 8.Yulia and Ihor holding hands after boarding a designated evacuation train leaving Kherson for the city of Khmelnytskyi on Dec. 8.
Residents of Kherson lining up at the glass doorway of a food and aid distribution center set up in the basement of a tattoo shop on Dec. 8.Residents of Kherson lining up at the glass doorway of a food and aid distribution center set up in the basement of a tattoo shop on Dec. 8.
Residents carrying water and supplies on Dec. 9 amid the destruction in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, which was evacuated at the start of the war.Residents carrying water and supplies on Dec. 9 amid the destruction in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, which was evacuated at the start of the war.
Visiting the grave in December of a father who was killed in Bucha, Ukraine, earlier in the year.Visiting the grave in December of a father who was killed in Bucha, Ukraine, earlier in the year.
Sheltering in a train station as air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Dec. 5.Sheltering in a train station as air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Dec. 5.
Salvaging a refrigerator from the ruins of a home in the southern village of Posad-Pokrovske on Dec. 3.Salvaging a refrigerator from the ruins of a home in the southern village of Posad-Pokrovske on Dec. 3.
Downed power lines on a shelled road in the southern village of Posad-Pokrovske on Dec. 3.Downed power lines on a shelled road in the southern village of Posad-Pokrovske on Dec. 3.
A Ukrainian cannon firing toward a Russian ammunition depot across the Dnipro River in the southern region of Kherson on Dec. 1.A Ukrainian cannon firing toward a Russian ammunition depot across the Dnipro River in the southern region of Kherson on Dec. 1.
Abandoned Russian military vehicles by the roadside in the Kherson region on Dec. 1.Abandoned Russian military vehicles by the roadside in the Kherson region on Dec. 1.
Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 25.Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 25.
Two residents, left, helping to exhume the bodies of six men from a communal grave as war crimes investigators looked on in the southern Ukrainian village of Pravdyne on Nov. 28.Two residents, left, helping to exhume the bodies of six men from a communal grave as war crimes investigators looked on in the southern Ukrainian village of Pravdyne on Nov. 28.
A burning oil depot on the Dnipro River in Kherson on Nov. 19.A burning oil depot on the Dnipro River in Kherson on Nov. 19.
A Ukrainian special forces unit pushing their boats into the Dnipro River on Nov. 5 for a night operation targeting Russian forces behind the front line.A Ukrainian special forces unit pushing their boats into the Dnipro River on Nov. 5 for a night operation targeting Russian forces behind the front line.
A military hospital in Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 25.A military hospital in Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 25.
Crowds gathering for food handouts in Kherson on Nov. 15.Crowds gathering for food handouts in Kherson on Nov. 15.
The Antonivskiy Bridge in Kherson on Nov. 16. The bridge was damaged by retreating Russian forces.The Antonivskiy Bridge in Kherson on Nov. 16. The bridge was damaged by retreating Russian forces.
Celebrating in the newly liberated city of Kherson on Nov. 12.Celebrating in the newly liberated city of Kherson on Nov. 12.
Students at a military boarding school in Kyiv participating in a ceremony awarding epaulets to young cadets on Nov. 18.Students at a military boarding school in Kyiv participating in a ceremony awarding epaulets to young cadets on Nov. 18.
Ukrainian soldiers in a bunker preparing for an operation in Bakhmut on Nov. 5.Ukrainian soldiers in a bunker preparing for an operation in Bakhmut on Nov. 5.
Apartments illuminated with improvised electricity sources during a rolling blackout across Kyiv on Nov. 8.Apartments illuminated with improvised electricity sources during a rolling blackout across Kyiv on Nov. 8.
Charging phones and making calls using the electricity and satellite service set up at the train station in Kherson City on Nov. 19.Charging phones and making calls using the electricity and satellite service set up at the train station in Kherson City on Nov. 19.
Salvaging belongings on Nov. 24 from a residential building that had been struck by a Russian missile the previous day.Salvaging belongings on Nov. 24 from a residential building that had been struck by a Russian missile the previous day.
Residents on Nov. 29 helping police and war crimes investigators exhume the body of a teenage girl who was said to have been executed by Russian forces in Pravdyne.Residents on Nov. 29 helping police and war crimes investigators exhume the body of a teenage girl who was said to have been executed by Russian forces in Pravdyne.
A cemetery in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, on Nov. 30.A cemetery in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, on Nov. 30.
A member of the Ukrainian armed forces who had sustained a head wound in a motor vehicle accident receiving treatment at a military health clinic in the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine on Oct. 16.A member of the Ukrainian armed forces who had sustained a head wound in a motor vehicle accident receiving treatment at a military health clinic in the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine on Oct. 16.
The bodies of Russian soldiers lying on the side of a road outside Lyman, eastern Ukraine, on Oct. 2, the day after Ukrainian forces retook the town.The bodies of Russian soldiers lying on the side of a road outside Lyman, eastern Ukraine, on Oct. 2, the day after Ukrainian forces retook the town.
Injured civilians in Kyiv on Oct. 10.Injured civilians in Kyiv on Oct. 10.
Crews working to extinguish fires and search for missing people on Oct. 10 after a missile hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.Crews working to extinguish fires and search for missing people on Oct. 10 after a missile hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.
Sereda Snizhana, 28, with her 2-year-old, Artem, and her 4-year-old, Ilona, at their home in Dudchany, southern Ukraine, on Oct. 8.Sereda Snizhana, 28, with her 2-year-old, Artem, and her 4-year-old, Ilona, at their home in Dudchany, southern Ukraine, on Oct. 8.
Oleksandr Avdeev, 60, watching on Oct. 13 as workers in Borova, eastern Ukraine, exhumed the body of his 33-year-old son, Serhii, who had been abducted and killed by Russian forces.Oleksandr Avdeev, 60, watching on Oct. 13 as workers in Borova, eastern Ukraine, exhumed the body of his 33-year-old son, Serhii, who had been abducted and killed by Russian forces.
Waiting in line to receive free bread provided by the United Nations near buildings that were damaged in airstrikes in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, on Oct. 19.Waiting in line to receive free bread provided by the United Nations near buildings that were damaged in airstrikes in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, on Oct. 19.
A photograph taken on a government-arranged news tour showing a resident on Oct. 3 in the courtyard of the severely damaged Zymnensky Female Monastery in Sviatohirsk, eastern Ukraine, where she had taken shelter.A photograph taken on a government-arranged news tour showing a resident on Oct. 3 in the courtyard of the severely damaged Zymnensky Female Monastery in Sviatohirsk, eastern Ukraine, where she had taken shelter.
In a photograph taken on a government-arranged news tour, abandoned Russian military vehicles and rocket launchers, ruined and rusting, lying in Sviatohirsk on Oct. 3.In a photograph taken on a government-arranged news tour, abandoned Russian military vehicles and rocket launchers, ruined and rusting, lying in Sviatohirsk on Oct. 3.
A Ukrainian servicewoman waiting while a fellow soldier of the same regiment was treated for his wounds at a military field hospital in the Zaporizhzhia region on Oct. 1.A Ukrainian servicewoman waiting while a fellow soldier of the same regiment was treated for his wounds at a military field hospital in the Zaporizhzhia region on Oct. 1.
Dusk over the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, along the Dnipro River, on Oct. 28.Dusk over the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, along the Dnipro River, on Oct. 28.
Mourning in eastern Ukraine on Oct. 18 at the funeral of a 42-year-old Ukrainian soldier who was killed by shrapnel during fighting.Mourning in eastern Ukraine on Oct. 18 at the funeral of a 42-year-old Ukrainian soldier who was killed by shrapnel during fighting.
Maryna Ponomariova, 6, who lost her left leg because of Russian shelling, doing physical therapy at a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Oct. 20.Maryna Ponomariova, 6, who lost her left leg because of Russian shelling, doing physical therapy at a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Oct. 20.
A Ukrainian special forces unit on the Dnipro River in Southern Ukraine on Oct. 22 returning after a night operation behind the front line.A Ukrainian special forces unit on the Dnipro River in Southern Ukraine on Oct. 22 returning after a night operation behind the front line.
A burial site near Izium, Ukraine, on Sept. 23 that Ukrainian officials said could hold the remains of more than 400 people.A burial site near Izium, Ukraine, on Sept. 23 that Ukrainian officials said could hold the remains of more than 400 people.
Ukrainian soldiers at an entrenched position near the Kherson front on Sept. 15.Ukrainian soldiers at an entrenched position near the Kherson front on Sept. 15.
The letter “Z,” a pro-war symbol, in a kindergarten classroom in a village near Izium on Sept. 18.The letter “Z,” a pro-war symbol, in a kindergarten classroom in a village near Izium on Sept. 18.
Residents crossing a damaged bridge amid the sounds of shelling in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Sept. 28.Residents crossing a damaged bridge amid the sounds of shelling in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Sept. 28.
A husband and wife in a temporary housing facility for internally displaced people in Kharkiv on Sept. 25.A husband and wife in a temporary housing facility for internally displaced people in Kharkiv on Sept. 25.
Teaching math to first graders in Irpin on Sept. 1, the first day of school.Teaching math to first graders in Irpin on Sept. 1, the first day of school.
Markings on a wall in Izium on Sept. 18 counting the days of an inmate’s imprisonment in the basement cell of a police station that had been taken over by Russian forces.Markings on a wall in Izium on Sept. 18 counting the days of an inmate’s imprisonment in the basement cell of a police station that had been taken over by Russian forces.
Volunteers sweeping through buildings, including residences, to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from the frontline city of Siversk, in the Donetsk region, on Sept. 20.Volunteers sweeping through buildings, including residences, to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from the frontline city of Siversk, in the Donetsk region, on Sept. 20.
Ukrainian soldiers with Aleksandr, 69, whom they said they suspected of spying for Russia, in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Sept. 27.Ukrainian soldiers with Aleksandr, 69, whom they said they suspected of spying for Russia, in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Sept. 27.
Investigators on Sept. 16 at a site in Izium where officials said 445 individual graves and one mass grave had been discovered.Investigators on Sept. 16 at a site in Izium where officials said 445 individual graves and one mass grave had been discovered.
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.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.
Semyon, 27, taking his first steps on his new prosthetic leg on Aug. 26. Semyon, a Ukrainian soldier, lost his leg in a mortar barrage in the Kharkiv region.Semyon, 27, taking his first steps on his new prosthetic leg on Aug. 26. Semyon, a Ukrainian soldier, lost his leg in a mortar barrage in the Kharkiv region.
The debris of a church on Aug. 11 after an attack in the Mykolaiv region.The debris of a church on Aug. 11 after an 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.
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.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.
A Ukrainian serviceman on Aug. 11 walking through a school in the Mykolaiv region that had been struck by a bomb.A Ukrainian serviceman on Aug. 11 walking through a school in the Mykolaiv region that had been struck by a bomb.
Delivering a baby born to a Ukrainian surrogate mother in a maternity hospital in Kyiv on Aug. 19.Delivering a baby born to a Ukrainian surrogate mother in a maternity hospital in Kyiv on Aug. 19.
A Ukrainian boy looking at a damaged apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Aug. 5 after rockets struck the area.A Ukrainian boy looking at a damaged apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Aug. 5 after rockets struck the area.
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.
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.
Damage after an attack at the Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University in Mykolaiv on Aug. 17.Damage after an attack at the Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University in Mykolaiv on Aug. 17.
Working to extinguish a fire at a dermatology clinic after a strike in Mykolaiv on Aug. 1.Working to extinguish a fire at a dermatology clinic after a strike in Mykolaiv on Aug. 1.
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.
A house engulfed in flames after multiple rockets hit a residential area in Bakhmut on July 10.A house engulfed in flames after multiple rockets hit a residential area in Bakhmut on July 10.
Hennady Kononenko, 74, and his wife Nina, 76, outside their damaged home after it was hit by shelling in Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, on July 5.Hennady Kononenko, 74, and his wife Nina, 76, outside their damaged home after it was hit by shelling in Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, on July 5.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Neighbors trying to extinguish a fire in a residential area of Bakhmut, minutes after multiple rockets struck there on July 10.Neighbors trying to extinguish a fire in a residential area of Bakhmut, minutes after multiple rockets struck there on July 10.
A girl looking at ammunition on display during a mine safety lesson in Kyiv on July 26.A girl looking at ammunition on display during a mine safety lesson in Kyiv on July 26.
Residents in Mykolaiv on July 22 collecting water brought in daily from Odesa after Russian forces severed some pipes.Residents in Mykolaiv on July 22 collecting water brought in daily from Odesa after Russian forces severed some pipes.
A Ukrainian man from Pokrovsk on a train that was evacuating people from the area on July 31.A Ukrainian man from Pokrovsk on a train that was evacuating people from the area on July 31.
Children napping on July 25 at a center in Kyiv that provides services for young people.Children napping on July 25 at a center in Kyiv that provides services for young people.
A Ukrainian Army medical unit giving aid on June 29 to a soldier who had been injured by a strike at the front line in the Donetsk region.A Ukrainian Army medical unit giving aid on June 29 to a soldier who had been injured by a strike at the front line in the Donetsk region.
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.
Miners at the start of a shift in the Donetsk region on June 8.Miners at the start of a shift in the Donetsk region on June 8.
A man in Mykolaiv on June 20 recovering from multiple injuries sustained during an explosion.A man in Mykolaiv on June 20 recovering from multiple injuries sustained during an explosion.
Police officers and forensic investigators on June 13 exhuming the bodies of men believed to be civilians who were killed by Russian forces in March near Vorzel, in the Kyiv region.Police officers and forensic investigators on June 13 exhuming the bodies of men believed to be civilians who were killed by Russian forces in March near Vorzel, in the Kyiv region.
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.
Mass in Odesa on June 23.Mass in Odesa on June 23.
A U.S.-supplied weapon firing at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on June 21.A U.S.-supplied weapon firing at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on June 21.
Residents evacuating Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, on June 13.Residents evacuating Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, on June 13.
School graduates dancing in front of the opera and ballet theater in Odesa on June 15.School graduates dancing in front of the opera and ballet theater in Odesa on June 15.
An unexploded Russian rocket in Lysychansk on June 8.An unexploded Russian rocket in Lysychansk on June 8.
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.
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.
Balloons for sale in the center of Lviv on June 26.Balloons for sale in the center of Lviv on June 26.
The family of Yurii Huk, 41, outside SS. Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv during his funeral on May 16. He died during an artillery bombardment in eastern Ukraine on May 9.The family of Yurii Huk, 41, outside SS. Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv during his funeral on May 16. He died during an artillery bombardment in eastern Ukraine on May 9.
Ukrainian troops firing artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on May 22.Ukrainian troops firing artillery at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on May 22.
Destroyed vehicles at a complex bombed by Russian forces on May 23 in the frontline town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.Destroyed vehicles at a complex bombed by Russian forces on May 23 in the frontline town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
Volunteers from Britain and Ukraine working with the aid organization Vostok-SOS carrying 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 carrying Zinaida Riabtseva, who is 77 and blind, down five flights of stairs during a May 30 evacuation in Bakhmut.
Ukrainian soldiers loading onto an armored vehicle as they head toward the front near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region on May 25.Ukrainian soldiers loading onto an armored vehicle as they head toward the front near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region on May 25.
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.
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 Russian soldier on May 19 outside the destroyed school in Vilkhivka, a village that had been occupied for weeks by Russian forces.
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.
Artillery personnel with the Ukrainian Army in the Donetsk region on May 22.Artillery personnel with the Ukrainian Army in the Donetsk region on May 22.
Emergency workers removing the remains of four Russian soldiers after a strike by Ukrainian artillery on their position in the previously occupied village of Malaya Rohan outside the city of Kharkiv on May 18.Emergency workers removing the remains of four Russian soldiers after a strike by Ukrainian artillery on their position in the previously occupied village of Malaya Rohan outside the city of Kharkiv on May 18.
Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, in ruins on May 2 after weeks of fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, in ruins on May 2 after weeks of fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
A Ukrainian sniper putting 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 putting a suppressor on his rifle at a small base in the eastern Ukrainian town of Barvinkove in the Kharkiv region on May 22.
Friends and family members mourning Yurii Kaniuk, 27, at his home in the Lviv region. On May 23, not far from the village of Yakovlivka, in the Donetsk region, he was shot while on a special investigative assignment.Friends and family members mourning Yurii Kaniuk, 27, at his home in the Lviv region. On May 23, not far from the village of Yakovlivka, in the Donetsk region, he was shot while on a special investigative assignment.
A Ukrainian soldier trying to salvage an abandoned heavy machine gun from an abandoned Russian tank on May 25 in the Siversky Donets River. The failed river crossing that took place at the spot over several days in early May was one of the most lethal engagements of the war for the Russian Army.A Ukrainian soldier trying to salvage an abandoned heavy machine gun from an abandoned Russian tank on May 25 in the Siversky Donets River. The failed river crossing that took place at the spot over several days in early May was one of the most lethal engagements of the war for the Russian Army.
The twin sisters Nika and Miya, 3, on May 8 surveying vehicles destroyed in the war near Irpin.The twin sisters Nika and Miya, 3, on May 8 surveying vehicles destroyed in the war near Irpin.
Tatyana Petrovna, 72, in the garden of a home in Bucha where the bodies of three civilians lay on April 4.Tatyana Petrovna, 72, in the garden of a home in Bucha where the bodies of three civilians lay on April 4.
Exhuming bodies from a mass grave in Bucha on April 8.Exhuming bodies from a mass grave in Bucha on April 8.
Russian rocket damage in a neighborhood in central Kharkiv on April 17.Russian rocket damage in a neighborhood in central Kharkiv on April 17.
Vasyl Kuprienko walking through his flooded street toward his home in the town of Demydiv, near Kyiv, on April 24. The town was flooded after Ukraine made the tactical decision to release waters from a hydroelectric dam between the Irpin River and the Kyiv Reservoir to block the Russian military advance.Vasyl Kuprienko walking through his flooded street toward his home in the town of Demydiv, near Kyiv, on April 24. The town was flooded after Ukraine made the tactical decision to release waters from a hydroelectric dam between the Irpin River and the Kyiv Reservoir to block the Russian military advance.
Bodies in Bucha on April 6, after Russian forces retreated.Bodies in Bucha on April 6, after Russian forces retreated.
Ukrainian soldiers attempting to salvage parts from a destroyed Russian armored vehicle in the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.Ukrainian soldiers attempting to salvage parts from a destroyed Russian armored vehicle in the recently liberated town of Bucha on April 3.
A classroom on April 4 at a school that was used as a base for Russian troops in Bucha.A classroom on April 4 at a school that was used as a base for Russian troops in Bucha.
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.
A monument to those killed in the World Wars, damaged from shrapnel blasts, in the Kyiv suburb of Horenka on April 16.A monument to those killed in the World Wars, damaged from shrapnel blasts, in the Kyiv suburb of Horenka on April 16.
Volodymir Naumets, 10, attending the funeral of his mother, Maryna, 33, at a cemetery in Bucha with his stepfather, Ivan Drahun, 40, on the outskirts of Kyiv on April 20.Volodymir Naumets, 10, attending the funeral of his mother, Maryna, 33, at a cemetery in Bucha with his stepfather, Ivan Drahun, 40, on the outskirts of Kyiv on April 20.
A hand protruding from a mass grave in Bucha on April 3.A hand protruding from a mass grave in Bucha on April 3.
The body of a civilian, reportedly killed by Russian forces, on the street in Bucha on April 2.The body of a civilian, reportedly killed by Russian forces, on the street in Bucha on April 2.
A snow-dusted loaf of bread on a bench next to pooled blood in a park where local residents said at least two people were killed by mortar fire on April 4.A snow-dusted loaf of bread on a bench next to pooled blood in a park where local residents said at least two people were killed by mortar fire on April 4.
Vasyl, probably killed as he worked on a power pylon when a Russian cluster munition detonated on a street in Babai, a Kharkiv suburb, in April.Vasyl, probably killed as he worked on a power pylon when a Russian cluster munition detonated on a street in Babai, a Kharkiv suburb, in April.
A Russian sign left behind on the wall of Valriy Tymchuk’s home in Lypivka, Ukraine, on April 15.A Russian sign left behind on the wall of Valriy Tymchuk’s home in Lypivka, Ukraine, on April 15.
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.
The bodies of four older people at a nursing home in Bucha on April 7. The coroner, after a brief examination, said that they and others found dead at the nursing home could have died of hunger.The bodies of four older people at a nursing home in Bucha on April 7. The coroner, after a brief examination, said that they and others found dead at the nursing home could have died of hunger.
Iryna Abramova at the grave of her husband, Oleh Abramov, on April 26. He was killed by Russian forces outside their home in Bucha.Iryna Abramova at the grave of her husband, Oleh Abramov, on April 26. He was killed by Russian forces outside their home in Bucha.
A retired teacher known as Auntie Lyuda was killed on March 5. Her dog was still waiting outside her home more than a month later.A retired teacher known as Auntie Lyuda was killed on March 5. Her dog was still waiting outside her home more than a month later.
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.
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.
The body of a civilian covered by a plastic sheet near Bucha on April 3.The body of a civilian covered by a plastic sheet near Bucha on April 3.
Dozens of vehicles and some people on foot, clinging to their belongings, streaming into Kharkiv on April 29, fleeing fighting in a town to the north.Dozens of vehicles and some people on foot, clinging to their belongings, streaming into Kharkiv on April 29, fleeing fighting in a town to the north.
A neighbor unfurling a blanket on April 8 as police investigators examined the body of a woman found in a potato cellar at the back of a house in Bucha. The woman had a gunshot wound to the head and had been covered in a fur coat, though she was naked underneath.A neighbor unfurling a blanket on April 8 as police investigators examined the body of a woman found in a potato cellar at the back of a house in Bucha. The woman had a gunshot wound to the head and had been covered in a fur coat, though she was naked underneath.
A basement in a children’s sanitarium in Bucha on April 9, with congealed blood on the wall and ground, and bullet marks also visible on the wall. After the area was liberated, the bodies of five people were found in the building with their hands bound.A basement in a children’s sanitarium in Bucha on April 9, with congealed blood on the wall and ground, and bullet marks also visible on the wall. After the area was liberated, the bodies of five people were found in the building with their hands bound.
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 in Mykolaiv used by airborne troops of the Ukrainian Army. 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 in Mykolaiv used by airborne troops of the Ukrainian Army. 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.
Ukrainian soldiers waiting to advance during an operation to clear out remaining Russian forces in Irpin on March 29.Ukrainian soldiers waiting to advance during an operation to clear out remaining Russian forces in Irpin on March 29.
Civilians being evacuated across the Irpin River into Kyiv on March 8.Civilians being evacuated across the Irpin River into Kyiv on March 8.
Firefighters on March 8 extinguishing a blaze in a vegetable storage building in Mykolaiv that was struck by Russian missiles.Firefighters on March 8 extinguishing a blaze in a vegetable storage building in Mykolaiv that was struck by Russian missiles.
Ilona Koval, center, choreographer for the Ukrainian national figure skating team, fleeing Ukraine with her daughter, left, and others on March 1.Ilona Koval, center, choreographer for the Ukrainian national figure skating team, fleeing Ukraine with her daughter, left, and others on March 1.
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.
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.
Boarding an evacuation train in Odesa on March 15.Boarding an evacuation train in Odesa on March 15.
Emergency employees and volunteers carrying 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 carrying an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by Russian shelling in Mariupol on March 9. She was reported to have later died.
The morgue in Mykolaiv on March 12. Casualties, both military and civilian, accumulated so fast that the authorities 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 that the authorities could barely keep pace, with bodies stacked side by side or on top of one another, covered in sheets or carpets, if at all.
A soldier from a unit of Ukrainian and foreign fighters conducting an operation in Irpin on March 29.A soldier from a unit of Ukrainian and foreign fighters conducting an operation in Irpin on March 29.
Anzhelika Verveyko, center, 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, center, 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.
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.
The body of a Russian soldier in Kharkiv on Feb. 25 next to an armored vehicle that Ukrainian soldiers said was Russian.The body of a Russian soldier in Kharkiv on Feb. 25 next to an armored vehicle that Ukrainian soldiers said was Russian.
A residential building in Kyiv on Feb. 25 after it was hit by missiles.A residential building in Kyiv on Feb. 25 after it was hit by missiles.
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.
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.
Covering a body after bombings in Chuhuiv, eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 24.Covering a body after bombings in Chuhuiv, eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 24.
Damage from Russian attacks on radar arrays and other equipment at a Ukrainian military site outside Mariupol on Feb. 24.Damage from Russian attacks on radar arrays and other equipment at a Ukrainian military site outside Mariupol on Feb. 24.
Lining up at a long-distance bus station in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 24.Lining up at a long-distance bus station in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 24.
The Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near the village of Hushchyntsi, central Ukraine, on Feb. 25.The Ukrainian flag at a checkpoint near the village of Hushchyntsi, central Ukraine, on Feb. 25.
Military volunteers receiving weapons in Fastiv, in the Kyiv region, on Feb. 25.Military volunteers receiving weapons in Fastiv, in the Kyiv region, 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 advanced on the city.Dusk in Kyiv on Feb. 24 as Russian forces advanced on the city.