War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Cherkasy Oblast

An apartment building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes in Smila, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine, June 29, 2025.

A firefighter works at a site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Cherkasy Region, Ukraine, March 29, 2024.

Firefighters work at a site of grain warehouses hit during a Russian drone strike in Uman, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine, October 1, 2023.

Emergency members work by a damaged building and burnt vehicles in the aftermath of a Russian military strike in a location given as Cherkasy, Ukraine, September 21, 2023. At least 10 people were injured and at least one person was rescued from the rubble in Cherkasy, according to officials. Up to 23 people may still be buried under rubble, said Cherkasy regional Governor Ihor Taburets.

A local resident walks out of his damaged apartment with belongings after a Russian missile strike in Uman, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine, April 29, 2023.

Local residents and rescuers stand amidst the rubble at the site of a heavily damaged residential building hit by a Russian missile in Uman, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine, April 28, 2023.