War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kyiv

Relatives of soldiers from the Azov Regiment, captured by Russia after the fall of Mariupol, demand to free them at a flashmob action in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Protesters hold placards and flags depicting portraits of Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing servicemen during a rally demanding their search and liberation at Independence Square in Kyiv on Oct. 16, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Young Ukrainian military cadets visit an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian armour in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 29, 2023.

Firefighters work at a site in a residential area damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 21, 2023.

An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 10, 2023.

Smoke rises in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 6.

A flash from the explosion of a missile illuminates the city during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 30, 2023.

A local resident carries belongings from the ruins of her house destroyed in a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2023.

People look at fragments of Russian rockets which have been on display on the central Khreshchatyk boulevard in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, as Ukrainians mark Independence Day.

A woman poses for photos with a Ukrainian flag in front of destroyed Russian armored military vehicles on display in the center of Kyiv on Ukrainian National Flag Day on August 23.