For the fourth year, Russia has been systematically destroying Ukrainian cities. Those along the frontline have been turned into lifeless zones. People are dying, their homes are obliterated, and survivors often find themselves without shelter or the means to leave. This is a war that destroys not only buildings but also thousands of lives and destinies.
This gallery features photographs of Ukrainian cities taken by photographers from around the world. These images help to grasp the scale of the catastrophe and the gravity of the crimes being committed against Ukraine and its people.
Krynky village, Kherson region.
Mala Kamyshevakha village, Kharkiv region.
Bohorodychne village, Donetsk region.
Toretsk, Donetsk region.
Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Tsukuryno settlement near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
Vuhledar, Donetsk region.
The field between Myrnohrad and Novooleksandrivka village near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
Avdiivka Coke Plant, Donetsk region.
Bohorodychne village, Donetsk region.
Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.
Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.
Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Lastochkyne village near Avdiivka, Donetsk region.
Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.
Look—This Is What War Looks Like
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Kharkiv during the war
What the city, daily terrorized by Russia, looks like and how it survives
Pain and ruins
What Russia did with Ukrainian cities (and continues to do)
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