War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Mariupol

16 August 2023
A man walks past a destroyed building in Mariupol
A man walks past a destroyed building in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 16, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


16 March 2023
Local residents walk past a destroyed apartment block in Mariupol
Local residents walk past a destroyed apartment block in Mariupol, in Ukraine on March 16, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


25 February 2023
Children pass shrapnel-scarred buildings in Mariupol
Children pass shrapnel-scarred buildings in Mariupol on February 25, 2023. Thousands of civilians were killed during the Russian siege. Russia claims 3,000 civilians were killed, while Kyiv claims that more than 25,000 died.
— Photo by Alexei Alexandrov / AP Photo


23 February 2023
A woman reacts as she walks through her neighbourhood past destroyed apartment blocks in Mariupol
A woman reacts as she walks through her neighbourhood past destroyed apartment blocks in Mariupol, February 23, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


15 February 2023
An excavator demolishes a ruined apartment block in Mariupol
An excavator demolishes a ruined apartment block in Mariupol on February 15, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / AP Photo


5 January 2023
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
— Photo by Alexei Alexandrov / AP Photo


24 December 2022
Local people buy and sell food ahead of Christmas and the New Year festivities in Mariupol
Local people buy and sell food ahead of Christmas and the New Year festivities in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
— Photo by Alexei Alexandrov / AP Photo


29 November 2022
A damaged building in the Russian-occupied Azov Sea port city of Mariupol
A damaged building in the Russian-occupied Azov Sea port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine on November 29.
— Photo by AFP


16 November 2022
Local resident Pavel Shevtsov stands outside the apartment building where he lives in the basement with his wife Galina after their flat was destroyed in March in Mariupol
Local resident Pavel Shevtsov stands outside the apartment building where he lives in the basement with his wife Galina after their flat was destroyed in March in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


30 October 2022
Football players train in front of a heavily damaged building
Football players train in front of a heavily damaged building. These photos, which were released by Reuters on October 30, offer a rare view inside Russian-occupied Mariupol, five months after Moscow seized control of the Ukrainian port city.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters