War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kherson Oblast


village of Potomkyne

25 April 2023
Destroyed farm machinery and warehouse in Potomkyne village
Destroyed farm machinery and warehouse in Potomkyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, on April 25, 2023. Bankruptcy is looming for many Ukrainian farmers across the war-torn country who are struggling to seed crops amid widespread mine contamination in areas once occupied by Russian forces and rising costs associated with exports.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


Kherson

22 February 2023
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson, Ukraine, February 22, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


Kherson

21 February 2023
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, February 21, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


the village of Posad-Pokrovske

31 January 2023
A destroyed Russian tank rusts near the Kovalyov brothers’ houses, near Posad-Pokrovske
A destroyed Russian tank rusts near the Kovalyov brothers’ houses, near Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine January 31, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


Kherson

29 January 2023
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson
Ukrainian servicemen remove a grad rocket in a damaged house after an attack in Kherson, Ukraine, January 29, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


Kalynivske

28 January 2023
Suffering from cancer, Gennadiy Shaposhnikov, 83, rests in his partially destroyed home which was hit by Russian shelling last fall in Kalynivske
Suffering from cancer, Gennadiy Shaposhnikov, 83, rests in his partially destroyed home which was hit by Russian shelling last fall in Kalynivske, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
— Photo by Daniel Cole / AP Photo


the village of Posad-Pokrovske

28 January 2023
Trenches line the ground behind Stepan and his wife Tetyana’s house, in Posad-Pokrovske
Trenches line the ground behind Stepan and his wife Tetyana’s house, in Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine January 28, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


village of Oleksandrivka

6 January 2023
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
— Photo by LIBKOS / AP Photo


village of Oleksandrivka

29 December 2022
After eight months of fighting not a single house in the village of Oleksandrivka in the south of Ukraine has remained intact
After eight months of fighting not a single house in the village of Oleksandrivka in the south of Ukraine has remained intact.
— Photo by Ihor Burdyga / DW


Kherson

29 December 2022
Local resident Klavdia, 82, stands near her house which was destroyed by a Russian military strike in Kherson
Local resident Klavdia, 82, stands near her house which was destroyed by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, December 29, 2022.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters