War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kharkiv

Books burn at the site of a book warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

A resident looks as firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit during a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, July 28, 2026.

People walk at a site of a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 15, 2026.

Emergency responders inspect the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2026.

A rescuer works at a site of a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 1, 2026.

Police officers work at the site of a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 29, 2026.

Rescuers use a crane to carry the bodies of people found under debris of an apartment building which was hit by a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 20, 2026.

Volunteers rescue paintings from Kharkiv Art Museum, which was hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 14, 2026.

Police experts work at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 10, 2026.

A sorting centre of Ukraine's national post hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in a handout picture released June 8, 2026.