War in Ukraine. Map of Ukraine. The horrors of war by region.

Bilopillia

17 May 2025

A Russian drone hit a civilian minibus in Bilopillia, northeastern Ukraine, early Saturday morning local time, killing nine people and injuring four others, according to the Sumy regional military administration. The bus was en route to Sumy, not far from the Russian border, and was struck at approximately 6:17 a.m., the military officials said.

Emergency officers carry out rescue operations after a Russian strike on a van in Bilopillia in Sumy region

SUMY, UKRAINE - MAY 17: Emergency officers carry out rescue operations after a Russian strike on a van in the Bilopillia city of Sumy Oblast resulted in the death of at least nine civilians and the injury of seven others.

— Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Marinka

15 May 2025

Drone view of the ruins of a church and buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka), destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, May 15, 2025.

— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters

Kostiantynivka

8 May 2025

A resident reacts in front of his apartment building, heavily damaged a day before by a Russian air strike, while rescuers try to find his mother under debris in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 8, 2025.

— Photo by Iryna Rybakova / Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters