War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Chernihiv

Russian ordinance on the ground of a concert hall damaged by strikes, in Yahidne village, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. A few months after Russian troops retreated from Yahidne, the village has gradually returned to life. People are repairing their homes, and a strong wind occasionally picks up the bitter smell of ashes.

A man rebuilds his home after being destroyed by Russian strikes, Yahidne village, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

Flowers grow outside a school damaged from Russian strikes, in Yahidne village, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. No one in the village yet plans to rebuild the school; they prefer not to mention the place at all. Most of Yahidne's residents — almost 400 people — spent a month in the school's basement.

A part of a mortar shell lays on a road in Yahidne village, as civilians rebuild their homes after being destroyed by Russian strikes, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

Markings are shown made by children and adults in the basement of a school which was used as a bomb shelter for children and their parents, as their village was being attacked by Russian strikes, in Yahidne village, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.