War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kyiv

A firefighter works at a site of a Russian strike in a location given as Kyiv, Ukraine, in a handout picture released July 26, 2026.

Smoke and fire rise at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 19, 2026.

A firefighter works at a compound of a warehouse damaged during Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 16, 2026.

Smoke rises in the city during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 11, 2026.

Employees stand next to a fire truck at the site of food and drink warehouses hit by an overnight Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2026.

Rescuers working at a site of a Russian missile and drone strike on the previous day, during which residential building was heavily damaged, seen through broken glass, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 7, 2026.

Residents try to open the trunk of a car damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026.

Iryna Plekhova, 42, resident who survived the previous day's Russian missile and drone attack, carries her remaining personal belongings and partially damaged Ukrainian coat of arms, the tryzub, carved out of wood by her father-in-law, in the burned down apartment, which was damaged during the strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 3, 2026.

Smoke rises in the city after a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026.

People take shelter inside a metro station during an overnight Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 1, 2026.