War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kyiv Oblast

A protest in Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Square calling for an urgent exchange of POWs with Russia to free Ukrainians taken captive following the fall of Mariupol.

Local residents leave their apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 13, 2023.

A local resident stands next to a crater at a site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 11, 2023.

A damaged kindergarten following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Saturday morning, military officials said.

Pedestrians walks past destroyed Russian military vehicles blanketed in snow in front of Saint Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, in downtown Kyiv, on November 22, 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 November 19, 2023.

Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers attend a protest calling for legislation regulating the length of active military duty in Kyiv on November 12.

Missile traces are seen in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 11, 2023.

Soldiers of the Ukrainian army in Kyiv, October 30, 2023.

Ukrainian war veterans take part in a charity run in Kyiv on October 29 to honor their country's military and raise money for its air defenses.