War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Irpin

An elderly lady is assisted to cross the Irpin river on an improvised path under a bridge, that was destroyed by Ukrainian troops designed to slow any Russian military advance, while fleeing the area on March 5.

Irpin has found itself on the frontline between Russian and Ukrainian forces over the past week.

Artillery and air strikes have caused severe damage in the area, with at least one attack leaving a residential tower block almost completely destroyed. People remove their belongings from their burning house in Irpin.

In recent days, trains have been transporting evacuees, mostly women and children, from Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv into the capital.

People in Irpin, Kyiv, hiding under a destroyed bridge.

The bridge across the Irpen was the main route for evacuation from this city in the Kyiv region before the destruction.

A Ukrainian soldier carries a baby across a destroyed bridge on the outskirts of Kyiv.

A woman breaks down in tears as she realizes she is getting to board an evacuating train in Irpin.