On February 24th 2022, Russia's army crossed Ukrainian borders on a full scale invasion. Kyiv and Kharkiv the two largest city, while successfully repelling Russian incursions, remain at gunpoint of strikes that didn't spare residential buildings. March-April 2022.
Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia.
Front line district of Industrialnyi, an eastern suburb of Kharkiv heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russian forces entrenched 3 kilometers away. Kharkiv remains under bombing by Russian army. 29 March 2022.
Frontline district of Saltivka, a northeastern suburb of Kharkiv damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army wich is standing 2 kilometers down that road. Kharkiv resists invasion by Russian army, Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Train departing to Lviv with women and children in Kyiv main rail station, Ukraine. 13 March 2022.
Kyiv bracing for defense as Russian forces reached the northern suburbs of the capital, Ukraine. 13 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 26 March 2022.
Backyard view from inside Kharkiv regional council building after it was struck by Russian missiles in Freedom Square on March 1st. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 24 March 2022.
Front line district of Saltivka, a northeastern housing suburb of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army entrenched 3 kilometers away. Residents who haven't fled the targeted city living now in uncomfortable basements of their buildings. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Natalia and Nicolai tend on their quadriplegic daughter Oksana, 47. They flee Donbass region at the outbreak of war in 2014 only to be caught up again by war in a now bombed part of Kharkiv. Food and medicine delivery by volunteers at the front line district of Saltivka, a northeastern suburb of Kharkiv, damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army. 01 April 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Front line district of Saltivka a northeastern suburb of Kharkiv damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army. Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. A looter was arrested by the police. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 26 March 2022.
Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army entrenched 3 kilometers away, Heavy damages in center of town. Ukraine. 25 March 2022.
Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Front line district of Saltivka, a northeastern housing suburb of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army entrenched 3 kilometers away. About thirty residents found shelter in the basement of a damaged school.The basement has not electricity and cooking is made outside over wood fire. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 02 April 2022.
Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Residents return to their ravaged apartment in Industrialnyi, an eastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russian artillery and missiles entrenched 3 kilometers away. Ukraine, 29 March 2022.
Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Frontline Saltivka, a northeastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic strikes from Russian forces entrenched only 3 kilometers away. Ukraine. Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Frontline Saltivka, a northeastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic strikes from Russian forces entrenched only 3 kilometers away. Ukraine, 30 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. A man changing a flat tire while car repair and tires shops are closed in Kharkiv. Industrialnyi, an eastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russian artillery and missiles entrenched 3 kilometers away. Ukraine, 29 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Russian shelling has hit Kharkiv's giant Barabashova bazaar, setting off a series of fires. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 30 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Frontline Saltivka, a northeastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic strikes from Russian forces entrenched only one kilometer away. Ukraine, 31 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Firefighters battle a blaze that ravages a warehouse after being hit by Russian shelling in Kharkiv. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. District of Saltivka, a northeastern housing suburb of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic strikes from Russian forces standing few kilometers away. Most of Kharkiv poulation has fled the city. Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Kyiv city brace for assault during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Funeral of Territorial Defense member Igor, 51, in Kyiv Baikove cemetery, Ukraine. 21 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Artists meet, drink and perform in a building basement. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 27 March 2022.
Ukraine invasion by Russia. People are shielding with sandbags the Monument to Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko for protection against damage in Kharkiv. The city remains under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 24 March 2022.
Firefighters douse a blaze from a missile strike in Kharkiv. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 25 March 2022.
Standing remain of the destroyed wing of National Academy of State Administration of the President of Ukraine buiding. Kharkiv under daily shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 28 March 2022.
Kyiv city brace for assault during Ukraine invasion by Russia. A man was allegedly caught shoplifting a chocolate bar in a grocery store. Citizens arrested him and tied him to a tree with a post "looter" on his back. Kyiv, Ukraine. 17 March 2022.
Ukraine invasion by Russia. Kharkiv Regional Council building after it was struck twice by Russian missiles in Freedom Square on March 1st. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 24 March 2022.
Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. A dud 9N235 fragmentation submunition from a Russian cluster bomb lays near a children playground. Front line district of Industrialnyi a eastern suburb of Kharkiv damaged by periodic shelling from nearby Russia army. Kharkiv is Ukraine second largest city with Russian border at 40 kilometers. 29 March 2022.
Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 25 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Food and medicine delivery by volunteers at the front line district of Saltivka, a northeastern suburb of Kharkiv, damaged by periodic shelling from Russia army. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 01 April 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Residents of Kharkiv eastern suburbs use metro stations to shelter from Russian shelling. Some people, elderly or with young kids, live underground days and nights because their housing have been struck or just they are too afraid to return in areas under periodic shelling. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 30 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. In deserted center of town, a mural fresco depicting WW2. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army, Ukraine. 26 March 2022.
Frontline city of Kharkiv during Ukraine invasion by Russia. Kharkiv under shelling by Russian army. Front line. Industrialnyi, an eastern housing district of Kharkiv, heavily damaged by periodic shelling from Russian artillery and missiles entrenched 3 kilometers away. Ukraine, 29 March 2022.
Waiting for departure at Kyiv's main rail station, almost half of he capital's population has left the city. Ukraine resists invasion by Russia, 13 March 2022.