18 September 2022
![A destroyed bridge over the Siverskyi Donets River near the town of Balakliia](/assets/images/izium/7996975983897784.jpg)
A destroyed bridge over the Siverskyi Donets River near the town of Balakliia, recently liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, September 18, 2022.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters
![Local residents stand in front of a destroyed building in the town of Izium](/assets/images/izium/8542272397857385.jpg)
Local residents stand in front of a destroyed building in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, September 18, 2022.
— Photo by Umit Bektas / Reuters
![A boy rides his scooter past a destroyed building in the town of Izium](/assets/images/izium/8559532294864247.jpg)
A boy rides his scooter past a destroyed building in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, September 18, 2022.
— Photo by Umit Bektas / Reuters
![A woman walks past a destroyed building, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium](/assets/images/izium/5484658386558756.jpg)
A woman walks past a destroyed building, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, September 18, 2022.
— Photo by Umit Bektas / Reuters
![A woman looks at a destroyed Russian armored fighting vehicle in the town of Balakliia](/assets/images/izium/3979278786882439.jpg)
A woman looks at a destroyed Russian armored fighting vehicle in the town of Balakliia, recently liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, September 18, 2022.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters