War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Zaporizhzhia

A rescuer works at a site of the apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 5, 2025.

A firefighter works at the site of buildings hit during the Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, in a handout picture released September 23, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of a private enterprise damaged during a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 22, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of buildings hit during the Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine in a handout picture released September 16, 2025.

A firefighter works at the site of an apartment building hit during a Russian drone and missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine in a handout picture released August 30, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, August 18, 2025.

Firefighters battle a fire in the aftermath of a Russian military strike in a location given as Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, in a handout photo released August 17, 2025.

Rescuers and police officers work at the site of the Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, August 10, 2025.

Rescuers evacuate a wounded resident at the site of a Russian military strike in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, August 6, 2025.

A serviceman walks at the site of the penal colony hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, July 29, 2025.

Site of a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, July 7, 2025.

Destroyed cars and a building of shopping mall damaged by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, June 14, 2025.

A resident stands at the site of the Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, June 9, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, May 6, 2025.

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, May 1, 2025.

Residents walk past a building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, February 1, 2025.

Rescuers prepare to lift the body of a person pulled out from the debris of a building which was heavily damaged by yesterday's Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, December 11, 2024.

Rescuers work at the site where a building was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, December 10, 2024.

A police officer inspects destroyed cars at the site of a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, December 6, 2024.

A dormitory room of National University Zaporozhzhia Polytechnic that was damaged by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, November 11, 2024.

Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, November 7, 2024.

A residential area hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 12, 2024.

A woman stands in the backyard of her house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 10, 2024.

An apartment building damaged by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 1, 2024.

Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 29, 2024.

A man removes debris at a site of a residential area heavily damaged by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 26, 2024.

Firefighters work at the site of what Ukrainian officials say is a Russian air strike in a location given as Zaporizhia Region, Ukraine, in a handout image released September 23, 2024.

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike in the town of Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, June 29, 2024.

Police sappers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, May 8, 2024.

The Dnipro Hydroelectric Station, hit by a Russian missile strike, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, in a handout picture released on March 22, 2024.

A local woman stands next to a damaged apartment building at a site of a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, January 8, 2024.

Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for Ukrainian soldiers, December 27, 2023.

Firefighters at the scene after a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia region. Russia carried out a major drone attack on Ukraine on Friday night.

The aftermath of a deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian village of Zarichne on November 3. Nine residents of the village of Zarichne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast have been injured as a result of a rocket strike.

Local residents stand in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 18, 2023.

People stand near the site of a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

Destruction in Zaporizhzhia following a Russian missile strike on August 9.

Medics help an injured Ukrainian serviceman in a front-line medical stabilisation point in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, July 27, 2023.

A woman walks next to a building heavily damaged by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, July 15, 2023.

Local resident Volodymyr Bokii, 69, stands next to his house damaged by a Russian ballistic missile attack, in the town of Kushuhum, Zaporizhia, Ukraine, July 3, 2023.

A crater is seen next to destroyed trucks after Russian shelling in Rozumivka, village in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Mykola Gurzhiy, 74, a local fisherman stands at the kitchen of his flooded house in the island of Kakhovka reservoir on Dnipro river near Lysohirka, Ukraine, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Damage that has gone unrepaired for months at a Russian-occupied dam is causing dangerously high water levels along a reservoir in southern Ukraine.

Firefighters work at a site of a residential house destroyed by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Malokaterynivka, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine May 11, 2023.

A man with a child walk past the destroyed Sunrise Park Hotel following Russian shelling, in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Friday, May 5, 2023.

People look at a building destroyed by Russian shelling at night in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

A part of a Russian rocket is seen in an agricultural field as a farmer works on a tractor during the sowing campaign in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

People save icons as they clear the rubble after a Russian rocket ruined an Orthodox church in rocket attack on Easter night, a crater left by the rocket in the foreground, in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, early hours Sunday, April 16, 2023.

A volunteer inspects the remains of a residential house damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, April 9, 2023.

People receive humanitarian aid at a distribution spot in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Friday, April 7, 2023.

A boy sits on a climbing frame in a playground in front of missile-damaged buildings ahead of a visit by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, March 27, 2023. Zelenskyy has been increasing his travel across Ukraine as his country's war with Russia enters its second year. A team of journalists from The Associated Press traveled with Zelenskyy aboard his train for two nights as he visited troops along the front lines and communities that have been liberated from Russian control.

Paramedics and rescuers work at a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, March 22, 2023.

A damaged restaurant is seen after Russian shelling hit in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, March 18, 2023.

A municipal worker stands next to a building of a hotel and spa complex damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, March 18, 2023.

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters inspect a damaged house after Russian shelling hit in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 3, 2023.

People receive bread at a humanitarian aid distribution spot in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Local residents carry their belongings as they leave their home damaged in the night Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.

Tamara Makshanova 75, stands near a crater left by the Russian rocket that damaged her home in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

Local resident Liubov Onyschenko in her house heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in the village of Kupriianivka, Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, December 7, 2022.

In this photo provided by the Zaporizhzhia region military administration, a damaged building and a car are seen after a Russian strike in the village of Novosofiivka, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Ukrainian officials reported a new barrage of Russian missile strikes across the country Monday, an attack that was anticipated as Russia seeks to disable Ukraine's energy supplies and infrastructure with the approach of winter.

Local residents inspect a crater left by a Russian military strike in the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, November 21, 2022.

Rescuers work at the site of a Russian military strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, November 6, 2022.

Local resident Dmytro stands in an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 21, 2022.

A destroyed car is seen next to a crater created by an explosion after a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

A woman stands near her destroyed car near an old mill, built around 1885, also destroyed during a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 14, 2022.

An office building of a car retailer destroyed during a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 11, 2022.

A residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 9, 2022.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi visits the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a convoy of civilian vehicles in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 30, 2022.

A residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 24, 2022.

Police officers stand next to a crater left by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 23, 2022.

The impressive crater left by a Russian missile in Kushuhum, near the Zaporizhzhia plant, Aug. 10, 2022

Sandbag barricades are seen in Zaporizhzhia on March 17.

Masha Feshchenko, 15, rests in Zaporizhzhia's children's hospital after being severely wounded

27th February, 2022, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia: Military hospital received assistance from residents of the city and the regional organization of the Red Cross.