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Russia-Ukraine: WAR in Photos

Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine under the name of ‘special military operation’ on 24 Feb just days after Putin recognized two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states. So, the invasion came just as a shock among countries of the world.

Here are some of the most powerful images to display the story of the invasion till now-

Ukrainian security forces accompany a wounded man after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv Kharkiv Oblast on Feb 24
Ukrainian security forces accompany a wounded man after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv Kharkiv Oblast on Feb 24
Ukrainian military volunteers receive weapons at a weapons storage facility in Fastiv on Feb 25
Ukrainian military volunteers receive weapons at a weapons storage facility in Fastiv on Feb 25
Traffic jams are seen as people leave the city of Kyiv
Traffic jams are seen as people leave the city of Kyiv
A couple kiss goodbye before the woman boards a bus out of Kyiv on Feb 24
A couple kiss goodbye before the woman boards a bus out of Kyiv on Feb 24
A view of a high rise apartment block which was hit by recent shelling in Kyiv on Feb 26
A view of a high-rise apartment block that was hit by recent shelling in Kyiv on Feb 26
A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after a bombing in Chuhuiv by Russian forces on Feb 24
A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after a bombing in Chuhuiv by Russian forces on Feb 24
Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuhuiv near Kharkiv on Feb 24 2022
Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuhuiv near Kharkiv on Feb 24
Destroyed buildings after shelling in the town of Starobilsk in the Luhansk region
Destroyed buildings after shelling in the town of Starobilsk in the Luhansk region
Explosions have been taking place in Kyiv
Explosions have been taking place in Kyiv
The body of a missile stuck in the ceiling of an apartment after a Russian air strike on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on Feb 24 2022
The body of a missile stuck in the ceiling of an apartment after a Russian airstrike on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on Feb 24, 2022
The body of a Russian soldier lies near destroyed Russian vehicles the day after fighting with Ukrainian soldiers on a highway outside Kharkiv on Feb 25
The body of a Russian soldier lies near destroyed Russian vehicles the day after fighting with Ukrainian soldiers on a highway outside Kharkiv on Feb 25
Smoke rises near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv
Smoke rises near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv
In this screen grab from a video released by Ukrainian Police Department Press Service firefighters inspect the damage of a building following a missile attack on the city of Kyiv on Feb 25
In this screen-grab from a video released by the Ukrainian Police Department Press Service firefighters inspect the damage of a building following a missile attack on the city of Kyiv on Feb 25
People leaving houses and take shelter in public places
People leave houses and take shelter in public places
People look at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street a suburb of Kyiv
People look at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street a suburb of Kyiv
Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv on Feb 25 2022
Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv on Feb 25 2022
People rest in the Kyiv subway using it as a bomb shelter
People rest in the Kyiv subway using it as a bomb shelter
People take pictures of the remains of a rocket in a residential area of Kyiv
People take pictures of the remains of a rocket in a residential area of Kyiv
People wait for a train to Poland at the railway station of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Feb 26
People wait for a train to Poland at the railway station of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Feb 26

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