29 August 2022
![Vladimir stands next to the wreckage of his house after being bombed by Russians in Chernihiv](/assets/images/chernihiv/8286475354273239.jpg)
Vladimir, 66, stands next to the wreckage of his house after being bombed by Russians in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. On May 3, witnesses heard a plane approaching and dropping bombs that destroyed a large number of houses, including his own, killing five of his relatives who were sleeping at the time.
— Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
![Sunflowers grow amidst the rubble of Vladimir's house after being bombed by Russians in Chernihiv](/assets/images/chernihiv/6768529852437964.jpg)
Sunflowers grow amidst the rubble of Vladimir's house after being bombed by Russians in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo