War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Borodianka

Two boys walk towards a playground past apartment buildings destroyed in Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. Borodyanka was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their full-scale invasion last year.

A woman takes a selfie with Banksy’s artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Borodyanka was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their full-scale invasion last year.

A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of a destroyed residential building in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine, February 18, 2023.

A Ukrainian national flag flies near buildings destroyed by a Russian military strike in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine February 15, 2023.

Servicemen watch as a bombed building is dismantled in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

A man pushes his bike next to destroyed residential buildings in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, on December 4.

A work of graffiti artist Banksy at the wall of destroyed building in the town of Borodianka, Ukraine, November 12, 2022.

Catherine, 70, looks out the window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage, in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Airstrikes cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians on Tuesday, part of what the country's president called an expanding Russian campaign to drive the nation into the cold and dark and make peace talks impossible.

A man rides a bicycle in front of a building destroyed by attacks in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022.

A woman walks down a street in front of destroyed buildings in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine, August 26, 2022.

Residents wait to receive humanitarian aid in front of a building that was damaged during Russian shelling in Borodyanka on June 21.

A man rides a bicycle in front of a building destroyed by attacks in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022.

A man stands looking at a building destroyed during attacks, in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 4, 2022.

A boy plays in front of houses ruined by shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine. April 08, 2022: destroyed building after russian occupation

Instead of the city - ruins and garbage dumps: what Borodyanka looks like after the retreat of Russian troops.

Destruction is seen in Borodianka on April 5. Borodianka was home to 13,000 people before the war, but most fled after Russia's invasion. What was left of the town, after intense shelling and devastating airstrikes, was then occupied by Russian forces.

A man walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka

A residential building destroyed by shelling is seen in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on March 3. Russian forces have shown a 'willingness to hit civilian infrastructure on purpose,' a senior US defense official told reporters.