War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kyiv Oblast


Borodianka

3 August 2023
Two boys walk towards a playground past apartment buildings destroyed in Russian attacks in Borodyanka
Two boys walk towards a playground past apartment buildings destroyed in Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. Borodyanka was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their full-scale invasion last year.
— Photo by Jae C. Hong / AP Photo


Borodianka

2 August 2023
A woman takes a selfie with Banksy’s artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka
A woman takes a selfie with Banksy’s artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Borodyanka was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their full-scale invasion last year.
— Photo by Jae C. Hong / AP Photo


the village of Velyka Dymerka

17 May 2023
A man plants sunflowers in his garden near a damaged Russian tank and its turret in the village of Velyka Dymerka
A man plants sunflowers in his garden near a damaged Russian tank and its turret in the village of Velyka Dymerka, in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
— Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo


Rzhyshchiv

22 March 2023
A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a partially destroyed building after an air strike in the town of Rzhyshchiv
A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a partially destroyed building after an air strike in the town of Rzhyshchiv, in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
— Photo by AFP


Hostomel

19 March 2023
A cyclist rides on a bicycle past a house destroyed by shelling in Hostomel
A cyclist rides on a bicycle past a house destroyed by shelling in Hostomel near Kyiv, on 19 March 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
— Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov / AFP


village of Horenka

5 March 2023
Matvii Sotnichenko, 4, runs near a destroyed building in Horenka
Matvii Sotnichenko, 4, runs near a destroyed building in Horenka, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5, 2023.
— Photo by Thibault Camus / AP Photo


Irpin

26 February 2023
Oleh Mnozhynska, 82, stands in his house destroyed by an airstrike, in Irpin
Oleh Mnozhynska, 82, stands in his house destroyed by an airstrike, in Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.
— Photo by Thibault Camus / AP Photo


Irpin

18 February 2023
A destroyed bridge in Irpin
A destroyed bridge in Irpin, in Kyiv Region, Ukraine, February 18, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


Borodianka

18 February 2023
A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of a destroyed residential building in Borodianka
A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of a destroyed residential building in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine, February 18, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


Borodianka

15 February 2023
A Ukrainian national flag flies near buildings destroyed by a Russian military strike in Borodianka
A Ukrainian national flag flies near buildings destroyed by a Russian military strike in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine February 15, 2023.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Hlevakha

26 January 2023
A woman stands on top of a crater next to a destroyed house after a Russian rocket attack in Hlevakha
A woman stands on top of a crater next to a destroyed house after a Russian rocket attack in Hlevakha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
— Photo by Roman Hrytsyna / AP Photo


Brovary

18 January 2023
Site of a helicopter crash in Brovary
Site of a helicopter crash in Brovary, Ukraine, January 18, 2023.
— Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters


Irpin

28 December 2022
Sunflowers, a beloved symbol of Ukraine, and a family of storks adorn the shattered walls of Irpin's Central House of Culture
Sunflowers, a beloved symbol of Ukraine, and a family of storks adorn the shattered walls of Irpin's Central House of Culture. With the Ukrainian government lacking the funds for widespread reconstruction, many residents are forced to restore their own homes and make use of any functioning public facilities.
— Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP


village of Stari Bezradychi

19 December 2022
Local resident inspects the remains of his garage, destroyed during a Russian drone strike, in the village of Stari Bezradychi
Local resident Mykola Kobzarenko inspects the remains of his garage, destroyed during a Russian drone strike, in the village of Stari Bezradychi, Obukhiv district of Kyiv Region, Ukraine, December 19, 2022.
— Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters


Borodianka

13 December 2022
Servicemen watch as a bombed building is dismantled in Borodyanka
Servicemen watch as a bombed building is dismantled in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo


Bucha

4 December 2022
Evacuees living in container housing in Bucha
Evacuees living in container housing in Bucha brave freezing temperatures and power cuts. Ukrainian civilians who have fled Russian-occupied cities in the east, along with local Bucha residents who have lost their homes, do their best to cope with temporary modular housing. But with electricity frequently cut off, they improvise for sources of heat while their children bundle up and try to do homework before the next outage.
— Photo / Video by Yulia Zhukova


Borodianka

4 December 2022
A man pushes his bike next to destroyed residential buildings in Borodyanka
A man pushes his bike next to destroyed residential buildings in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, on December 4.
— Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP


Irpin

29 November 2022
Men connect a homemade light with a battery to illuminate the pitch ahead of a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin
Men connect a homemade light with a battery to illuminate the pitch ahead of a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. For soccer lovers in Ukraine, Russia's invasion and the devastation it has wrought have created uncertainties about both playing the sport and watching it. For Ukrainians these days, soccer trails well behind mere survival in the order of priorities.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo


Vyshhorod

23 November 2022
Rescuers work at a site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Vyshhorod
Rescuers work at a site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Vyshhorod near Kyiv, Ukraine, November 23, 2022.
— Photo by Vladyslav Musiienko / Reuters


village of Horenka

22 November 2022
A plate with frozen food in the apartment of Tetiana Reznychenko in the Ukrainian village of Horenka
A plate with frozen food is seen in the apartment of Tetiana Reznychenko. Her apartment has no electricity, heating, or water and is on the fifth floor of a building destroyed by a Russian military strike in the Ukrainian village of Horenka.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Bucha

19 November 2022
Local residents shovel snow as a work of world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy is displayed on the wall of a destroyed building in the Ukrainian village of Horenka
Local residents shovel snow as a work of world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy is displayed on the wall (L) of a destroyed building in the Ukrainian village of Horenka, which was heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of the Russian invasion, November 19, 2022.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Borodianka

12 November 2022
A work of graffiti artist Banksy at the wall of destroyed building in the town of Borodianka
A work of graffiti artist Banksy at the wall of destroyed building in the town of Borodianka, Ukraine, November 12, 2022.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Bucha

8 November 2022
Kateryna Tyshchenko, accompanied by her 9-year-old half-sister Yuliia Zaika, stands outside her prefabricated accommodation which was built next to her destroyed house in the village of Moshchun
Kateryna Tyshchenko, accompanied by her 9-year-old half-sister Yuliia Zaika, stands outside her prefabricated accommodation which was built next to her destroyed house in the village of Moshchun near Kyiv, Ukraine, November 8, 2022.
— Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters


Bucha

4 November 2022
A cat sits in the remains of the destroyed house of Vadym Zherdetsky in the village of Moshchun
A cat sits in the remains of the destroyed house of Vadym Zherdetsky in the village of Moshchun, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo


Kalynivka

27 October 2022
A view of a fuel depot hit by Russian missile in the town of Kalynivka
A view of a fuel depot hit by Russian missile in the town of Kalynivka, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Environmental damage caused by Ukraine’s war is mounting in the 8-month-old conflict, and experts warn of long-term health consequences for the population.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo


Borodianka

20 October 2022
Catherine looks out the window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage, in Borodyanka
Catherine, 70, looks out the window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage, in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Airstrikes cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians on Tuesday, part of what the country's president called an expanding Russian campaign to drive the nation into the cold and dark and make peace talks impossible.
— Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo


Borodianka

31 August 2022
A boy cycles in front of destroyed buildings amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Borodyanka
A man rides a bicycle in front of a building destroyed by attacks in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Borodianka

26 August 2022
A woman walks down a street in front of destroyed buildings in Borodianka
A woman walks down a street in front of destroyed buildings in Borodianka, Kyiv Region, Ukraine, August 26, 2022.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


Vyshhorod

28 July 2022
A fisherman watches smoke rise after Russian forces launched a missile attack on a military unit in the Vyshhorod district on the outskirts of Kyiv
A fisherman watches smoke rise after Russian forces launched a missile attack on a military unit in the Vyshhorod district on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28, 2022.
— Photo by David Goldman / AP Photo


Borodianka

21 June 2022
Residents wait to receive humanitarian aid in front of a building that was damaged during Russian shelling in Borodyanka
Residents wait to receive humanitarian aid in front of a building that was damaged during Russian shelling in Borodyanka on June 21.
— Photo by Roman Pilipey / EPA-EFE


Bucha

14 June 2022
Vadym Schvydchenko stands next to his truck recentely damaged by a mine on a dirt track near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv
Vadym Schvydchenko stands next to his truck recentely damaged by a mine on a dirt track near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The detonation of the 7.5-kilogram (16-pound) explosive charge blew Vadym Schvydchenko and his daughter's toy clean out of the cabin. The truck — and his livelihood — went up in flames.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Borodianka

12 June 2022
A man rides a bicycle in front of a building destroyed by attacks in Borodyanka
A man rides a bicycle in front of a building destroyed by attacks in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Borodianka

4 June 2022
A man stands looking at a building destroyed during attacks, in Borodyanka
A man stands looking at a building destroyed during attacks, in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 4, 2022.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Irpin

2 June 2022
A man stands sheltering from the rain at a bus stop near destroyed building during attacks in Irpin
A man stands sheltering from the rain at a bus stop near destroyed building during attacks in Irpin, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 2, 2022.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Irpin

26 May 2022
Damaged buildings ruined by attacks are seen in Irpin
Damaged buildings ruined by attacks are seen in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Borodianka

24 May 2022
A boy plays in front of houses ruined by shelling in Borodyanka
A boy plays in front of houses ruined by shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
— Photo by Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo


Irpin

21 May 2022
Residents take out their belongings from their house ruined by the Russian shelling in Irpin
Residents take out their belongings from their house ruined by the Russian shelling in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022.
— Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo


Brovary

4 May 2022
A Russian tank stuck in the mud in the village of Zavorychi (Brovary Raion) outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv
Firefighters attempt to put out a fire at a chemical warehouse that has come under fire. Brovary, Kyiv region.
— Photo by Daniel Berehulak / The New York Times


Irpin

3 May 2022
Anna Shevchenko reacts next to her home in Irpin completely destroyed by bombing
Flowers in the rubble: Ukrainian woman sees a sliver of hope. Anna Shevchenko, 35, reacts next to her home in Irpin, near Kyiv, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The house, built by Shevchenko's grandparents, was nearly completely destroyed by bombing in late March during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In her beloved flowerbed, some roses, lilies, peonies and daffodils survived. "It is new life. So I tried to save my flowers," she said.
— Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo


Bucha

21 April 2022

Situation in Bucha, Ukraine: "Worse Than Hell"




Bucha

15 April 2022
Women clean inside a damaged building in Vyshneve
Women clean inside a damaged building at the Vizar company military-industrial complex in Vyshneve, Ukraine, on April 15. The site, on the outskirts of Kyiv, was hit by Russian strikes. (Vyshneve is a city 2 km south of Kyiv in Ukraine. It is in the Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast.)
— Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty Images


Chornobyl

8 April 2022
room in an administrative building in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
General view of a room in an administrative building in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where Ukrainian National Guard servicemen were held as hostages since the start of Russian invasion, on April 8.
— Photo by Mikhail Palinchak / EPA / EFE/ Shutterstock


Borodianka

8 April 2022
building  in Borodyanka destroyed during russian occupation
Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine. April 08, 2022: destroyed building after russian occupation
— Photo by Dmytryi Ozhhikhiin


Borodianka

6 April 2022
Borodyanka looks like after the retreat of Russian troops
Instead of the city - ruins and garbage dumps: what Borodyanka looks like after the retreat of Russian troops.
— Photo by GettyImages


Borodianka

5 April 2022
Destruction is seen in Borodianka on April 5
Destruction is seen in Borodianka on April 5. Borodianka was home to 13,000 people before the war, but most fled after Russia's invasion. What was left of the town, after intense shelling and devastating airstrikes, was then occupied by Russian forces.
— Photo by Matthew Hatcher / SOPA Images / Sipa USA / AP


Bucha

4 April 2022
A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha
A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.
— Photo by AP


Bucha

3 April 2022
A boy looks at a destroyed Russian tank in Bucha
A boy looks at a destroyed Russian tank in Bucha.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters


Bucha

2 April 2022
Local residents ride bicycles past flattened civilian cars in the town of Bucha
Local residents ride bicycles past flattened civilian cars in the town of Bucha.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters


Irpin

1 April 2022
Bodies are being collected in the hope they can eventually be identified
Bodies are being collected in the hope they can eventually be identified.
— Photo by Alex Crawfordf / Sky News


Irpin

30 March 2022
A Ukrainian police officer runs while holding a child as the artillery echoes nearby, while fleeing Irpin
A Ukrainian police officer runs while holding a child as the artillery echoes nearby, while fleeing Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.
— Photo by AP


Irpin

29 March 2022
Local women carry food found at a supermarket in the town of Irpin
Local women carry food found at a supermarket, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Irpin, in Kyiv region, Ukraine March 29, 2022.
— Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk / Reuters


Irpin

13 March 2022
Ukrainian servicemen carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles near of Irpin
Ukrainian servicemen carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles as they walk towards the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 13, 2022.
— Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP


Irpin

9 March 2022
A woman reacts as she stands in front of a house burning after being shelled in the city of Irpin
A woman reacts as she stands in front of a house burning after being shelled in the city of Irpin.
— Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / LETA


Irpin

8 March 2022
An elderly woman hides under a blanket after she being evacuated from Irpin
An elderly woman hides under a blanket after she being evacuated from Irpin on March 8.
— Photo by Julia Kochetova


Brovary

8 March 2022
firefighter works to extinguish flames after a chemical warehouse near Kalynivka
A firefighter works to extinguish flames after a chemical warehouse was reportedly hit by Russian shelling near Kalynivka, Ukraine, on March 8.
— Photo by Chris McGrath / Getty Images


Irpin

6 March 2022
A woman is carried by Ukrainian soldiers while fleeing the town of Irpin
A woman is carried by Ukrainian soldiers while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine on March 6.
— Photo by AP


Irpin

5 March 2022
An elderly lady is assisted to cross the Irpin river
An elderly lady is assisted to cross the Irpin river on an improvised path under a bridge, that was destroyed by Ukrainian troops designed to slow any Russian military advance, while fleeing the area on March 5.
— Photo by Vadim Ghirda / AP


village of Markhalivka

5 March 2022
Igor Mazhaev in the ruins of his house in the village of Markhalivka
54-year-old Igor Mazhaev in the ruins of his house. As a result of the shelling, Igor lost his wife and 12-year-old daughter. The village of Markhalivka (Fastiv district of the Kyiv region).
— Photo by Anastasia Vlasova / Getty Images


Borodianka

5 March 2022
A man walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka
A man walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka
— Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP


Bila Tserkva

5 March 2022
Emergency crews work in Bila Tserkva
Emergency crews work at the scene where several houses have been damaged by an explosion, following an air strike in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv.
— Photo by Reuters



Borodianka

3 March 2022
A residential building destroyed by shelling is seen in Borodyanka on March 3
A residential building destroyed by shelling is seen in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on March 3. Russian forces have shown a 'willingness to hit civilian infrastructure on purpose,' a senior US defense official told reporters.
— Photo by Maksim Levin / Reuters


Irpin

1 March 2022
Trying to flee the besieged city of Irpin
Trying to flee the besieged city of Irpin, Ukraine, a man crosses what is left of a bridge that was destroyed to stop the advancing Russian tanks.
— Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Time