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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, 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, 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 nine months, photographers with The New York Times and other news organizations throughout Ukraine have chronicled the ordeal of war.For more than nine 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.
Iryna and Viktor Dudnyk weep over the body of their son Dmytro, 38, killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kherson, on Saturday. 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.
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.
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.
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 weep 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 pull back to fix their vehicles on Dec. 9.Ukrainian soldiers from the 63rd brigade who were fighting in Kherson region pull 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 hold hands after boarding a designated evacuation train leaving Kherson for the city of Khmelnytskyi on Dec. 8.Yulia and Ihor hold 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 local 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 local tattoo shop on Dec. 8.
Residents carrying water and supplies on Dec. 9 in the now-destroyed village of Posad-Pokrovske, which was evacuated at the start of the war with Russia.Residents carrying water and supplies on Dec. 9 in the now-destroyed village of Posad-Pokrovske, which was evacuated at the start of the war with Russia.
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 Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Dec. 1.A Ukrainian cannon firing toward a Russian ammunition depot across the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Dec. 1.
Abandoned Russian military vehicles by the roadside in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Dec. 1.Abandoned Russian military vehicles by the roadside in Ukraine’s 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 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 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, Ukraine, on Nov. 19.A burning oil depot on the Dnipro River in Kherson, Ukraine, 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 helped 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 helped police and war crimes investigators exhume the body of a teenage girl who was said to have been executed by Russian forces in Pravdyne.
Snow blanketing a cemetery in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, on Nov. 30.Snow blanketing 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 received 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 received 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, watched on Oct. 13 as workers in Borova, eastern Ukraine, exhumed the body of his 33-year-old son, Serhii, who was abducted and killed by Russian forces.Oleksandr Avdeev, 60, watched on Oct. 13 as workers in Borova, eastern Ukraine, exhumed the body of his 33-year-old son, Serhii, who was abducted and killed by Russian forces.
Waiting in line to receive free bread provided by the United Nations near buildings that were damaged in earlier 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 earlier airstrikes in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, on Oct. 19.
A photo 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 photo 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 photo taken on a government-arranged news tour, abandoned Russian military vehicles and rocket launchers, ruined and rusting, were seen in Sviatohirsk on Oct. 3.In a photo taken on a government-arranged news tour, abandoned Russian military vehicles and rocket launchers, ruined and rusting, were seen in Sviatohirsk on Oct. 3.
A Ukrainian servicewoman waited 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 waited 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 leg 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 leg 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 walking through a school that had been struck by a bomb at the front line in Mykolaiv region on Aug. 11.A Ukrainian serviceman walking through a school that had been struck by a bomb at the front line in Mykolaiv region on Aug. 11.
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 man looking at the trees on top of a playground outside 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.
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.
Hennady Kononenko, 74, and his wife Nina, 76, outside their damaged 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 damaged home after it was hit by shelling in Sloviansk, in Donetsk Province, 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, 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 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 water pipes.Residents in Mykolaiv on July 22 collecting water brought in daily from Odesa after Russian forces severed some water 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 at a center in Kyiv that provides services for young people on July 25.Children napping at a center in Kyiv that provides services for young people on July 25.
A Ukrainian army medical unit giving aid to a soldier who had been injured by a strike at the front line in Donetsk Province on June 29.A Ukrainian army medical unit giving aid to a soldier who had been injured by a strike at the front line in Donetsk Province on June 29.
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 at a coal mine in the Donetsk region on June 8.Miners at the start of a shift at a coal mine 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.