Pain and ruins

Kyiv rescuers near the hotel in the Pechersk district, where one of the Russian missiles fired at the city landed

A resident of Kyiv cries beside the body of his wife, who died during the Russian shelling

Residents of Kyiv near the crater formed after a Russian missile hit the ground during the massive rocket shelling of the city

Residents of Zaporizhzhia carrying their surviving belongings from a house destroyed during the Russian shelling

The intensive care unit of the Kherson Children's Hospital, damaged on New Year's Eve as a result of a strike by Russian forces

Fire in the village of Ivanovskoye in Donetsk region after Russian shelling

Volunteers clearing debris in the private sector of Kyiv

Search for people in the courtyard of a residential building destroyed by Russian shelling in Bakhmut

A resident of Kherson at his house destroyed by Russian shelling

Consequences of the Russian shelling on the private sector in Kherson

Smoke from the Russian strike on Bahmut during the "Christmas ceasefire" declared by Putin

Market in the village of Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region, hit by a Russian missile

Apartment in one of the buildings damaged during the Russian shelling in Bahmut

The city of Izyum

Consequences of the shelling of the maternity hospital in Kherson

Consequences of the Russian shelling on the private sector in Zaporizhzhia

Bahmut

Rescue efforts at the entrances of a multi-storey building in Dnipro, which collapsed due to a Russian missile strike

Residents of one of the apartments in a building in Dnipro, damaged by a Russian missile strike, wait for rescuers on their balcony

Local residents assist rescuers in pulling a car damaged by debris away from a building in Dnipro hit by a Russian missile

Consequences of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Dnipro. Two entrances collapsed

Rescuers help a resident of a building in Dnipro escape from under the debris of her apartment after a Russian missile hit

Clearing debris at the site of a Russian missile strike on a building in Dnipro

Clearing the rubble of a multi-storey residential building in Dnipro hit by a Russian missile

A damaged residential building in Zaporizhzhia after the Russian shelling

Rescue operations in Dnipro at the site where a Russian missile hit a multi-storey residential building

Rescuers are working in a nine-story residential building in Dnipro hit by a Russian missile

Bahmut

A multi-storey residential building in Dnipro hit by a Russian missile after the completion of the rubble clearing

Bahmut

A resident of Lyman in the courtyard of her house destroyed by Russian shelling

Lyman

A street in Kupiansk

Private sector in Bahmut

A multi-storey residential building in Lyman damaged by Russian missile strikes

Residents of Hlevakha clearing debris at the site of a building destroyed by a Russian missile strike

The site of one of the Russian missile strikes in Kyiv

A child in the basement of a residential building takes cover from the Russian shelling

A wood-burning stove in an apartment in a multi-storey building in Severodonetsk

A crater from a Russian missile in Siversk

A private house in Chasove Yar after being hit by a Russian missile

A resident of Chasove Yar at her home after the shelling of the city

Residents of Konstantinovka cleaning up the yard after the Russian shelling of the city

The courtyard in Konstantinovka after the Russian missile strike

A residential building in Kharkiv hit by Russian shelling

A residential building in Kherson hit by Russian shelling

Bahmut

A residential building destroyed by a Russian missile

Consequences of the Russian strike on Kramatorsk

Rescuers are clearing rubble at the site of residential buildings destroyed by Russian missile strikes

A residential building destroyed by a Russian missile in Kramatorsk

Shelling by Russian forces at a shopping center in Kherson

Residential buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Chasove Yar

A residential building in Kharkiv after being hit by a Russian missile

Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy after the Russian shelling

Residents of Avdiivka taking shelter in basements from Russian shelling

Burned-out cars on one of the streets of Bahmut

Bahmut

Consequences of combat operations in the center of Bahmut

View of Staryi Saltiv

Residents of Kamyshuvakha clearing rubble from a private house after shelling

Pokrovka destroyed by Russian forces in Donetsk region

A street in Bahmut

Destruction in the center of Bahmut

A destroyed house in Pokrovsk after the Russian shelling

Consequences of the shelling of Pokrovsk by Russian forces

A conference hall destroyed by Russian shelling in Kherson

Private sector in Bakhmut

Volunteers in Bakhmut

Multi-apartment building in Avdiivka, destroyed by shelling from the Russian Armed Forces

Multi-apartment building in Avdiivka, damaged by shelling from Russia

Consequences of the shelling of Kupiansk by Russian forces

Residents of the village of Maksymilianivka in Donetsk Oblast are clearing the rubble of their home after shelling

Consequences of the shelling of Zaporizhzhia by Russian forces

Shelling of downtown Kherson by Russian forces

A soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bakhmut

A resident of Ugledar near a destroyed residential house

Grave of a civilian resident of Ugledar in the yard of a house

Damaged multi-apartment building in Ugledar

One of the residential five-story buildings in Ugledar, destroyed by Russian artillery fire

Ugledar

The village of Kamenka in the Kharkiv region, destroyed by Russian forces

The street in Bahmut

Fire after a Russian strike on Siversk in Donetsk Oblast

Consequences of the Russian missile strike on Chasiv Yar

View of a residential house in Zaporizhzhia after the Russian missile strike

The courtyard of a residential house in Zaporizhzhia after being hit by a Russian missile

Russian missile strike on a residential house in Zaporizhzhia

A house in Zaporizhzhia hit by a Russian missile

People in the basement of a residential building in Chasiv Yar

The destroyed building in Hulyai-Pole

A dog on the debris of a destroyed house in Zolochivskyi district, Lviv Oblast

Russian missile strike on the village of Velyka Oleshnytsia, Lviv Oblast

A residential building damaged as a result of the Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar

Residents of the house destroyed by a missile strike in Kramatorsk are cleaning up their apartment

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Kramatorsk

A resident of Konstantinivka near a house that caught fire after being shelled by Russian forces

Residential house destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka

A resident of the village of Tsirkuny in the Kharkiv region near his house destroyed during one of the Russian shelling incidents

Residential houses in Zaporizhzhia damaged during the Russian missile shelling

Residential house in the city of Rzhyschiv, Kiev Oblast, after the Russian shelling

Multi-apartment building in Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian shelling

Bahmut

Ugledar

Damage in Slavyansk after the Russian shelling

Consequences of the Russian shelling in Slavyansk

A crater from a Russian shell in Chasiv Yar

Consequences of the rocket shelling of Kharkiv

The destroyed balcony of one of the apartment buildings in Konstantinivka hit by Russian rockets

Damage in Konstantinivka after the Russian missile strike

Russian strike on Konstantinivka, Donetsk Oblast

The courtyard of a residential building in Avdiivka

Avdiivka

Consequences of the Russian missile attack on Chasiv Yar

Consequences of the Russian missile strike on Konstantinivka

Private sector of Zaporizhzhia after the Russian missile strike

Consequences of the Russian airstrike on the private sector in Zaporizhzhia

Search and rescue operations after the Russian attack in Slavyansk

Residential house in Slavyansk after being hit by a Russian missile

Bahmut

Believers during Easter celebration in front of the destroyed Ascension Church in the village of Lukashivka, Chernihiv Oblast

Church bombed on Easter in Zaporizhzhia region

A civilian from Kherson killed during the Russian shelling

Building destroyed as a result of Russia's attack in Kherson

A resident of the destroyed house in Kherson after the Russian attack

Bahmut

The destroyed house in Izyum

Chasiv Yar

Bahmut

Village of Kotliary in Kharkiv Oblast after the Russian missile strike

Village of Bohorodychne in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian rescuers clearing rubble at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kupiansk

Bahmut

Private house destroyed during the Russian shelling

Fire in the historic building in Mykolaiv after the Russian strike

A nine-story building destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Uman

Multi-storey residential building in Uman hit by a missile strike from the Russian army

The car destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Pavlohrad

Consequences of the Russian missile strike on the private sector of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Doctors carrying bodies of the deceased from the supermarket in Kherson

Supermarket attacked by Russia in downtown Kherson

Debris of the hotel after the Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia

School in Avdiivka

Residential building in Avdiivka destroyed as a result of the Russian shelling

Residents of the village of Staryi Saltiv cross the Seversky Donets River on a bridge destroyed during the fighting in the Kharkiv region

Multi-storey building in Kyiv damaged by debris from a Russian drone

Apartment in one of the buildings in Dnipro hit by Russian shelling

Mariinka

A resident of Malokaterynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast clearing the rubble near her house

Fire in a private residential house in Konstantinivka after a missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces

Residents of the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast near a house destroyed as a result of the Russian attack

Consequences of the Russian drone attack on Kherson

Destroyed multi-storey residential building in Chasiv Yar

A crater from the Russian rocket in the village of Tsirkuny near Kharkiv

Air defense system intercepts a Russian missile in the sky over Kyiv

Destroyed apartments in Kharkiv

Destroyed apartment in Kharkiv

Firefighters at the site of one of the Russian missile strikes in Dnipro

The ruins of the village of Pervomaiske

Branch of the city hospital in Dnipro destroyed by a Russian missile attack

The village of Bohorodychne in Donetsk Oblast

A resident of Kyiv in their destroyed apartment

Residential building in Kyiv damaged by debris from Russian drones

One of the Kyiv high-rise buildings damaged by debris from a Russian drone

Wounded Kyiv resident on the street near his house, hit by debris from a downed Russian drone

Kyiv air defense system shoots down one of the Russian drones

Destroyed multi-storey residential building after the Russian attack on Kyiv

Damaged Kiev polyclinic by the Russian airstrike

Damage in Kyiv after the Russian airstrike

Distribution of humanitarian aid in Kharkiv

A resident of Kherson with her dogs

Dead fish at the bottom of the Kakhovka Reservoir near the village of Maryanske in Kherson Oblast

Flooded streets of Kherson after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant by Russia

Flooded private sector of Kherson

Evacuation from Kherson

Russian artillery strike during the evacuation in one of the districts of Kherson

Flooded Kherson

Flooded district of Kherson

Coastal neighborhood of Kherson flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant by Russia

Kherson flooded

Novovasylivka flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant by Russia

Consequences of the Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih

Five-story building in Kryvyi Rih destroyed by a Russian missile

Business center in Odesa damaged by a Russian missile

The site of a Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk

Residents of a house near Kyiv, destroyed as a result of the Russian attack

A Ukrainian soldier next to the body of a killed Russian soldier

Private sector in Kherson after flooding

Courtyard of a multi-storey building in Kherson after the water has receded

Rescue operations in a multi-storey building affected by debris from a Russian missile

Residential multi-storey building in Solomianskyi district of Kyiv after being hit by debris from a Russian missile

Clearing rubble at the site of destroyed buildings in Kramatorsk

Search and rescue operations in downtown Kramatorsk after the Russian air attack

Damaged hotel in downtown Kramatorsk

Pizza restaurant destroyed by the Russian attack in Kramatorsk

Shelter for dogs destroyed by the Russian strike in Kherson

Consequences of the shelling of the private sector in Kherson Oblast

Consequences of the rocket shelling of the private sector in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Consequences of the Russian drone strike on residential buildings in Sumy

Residential building destroyed by the Russian strike in Lviv

Damaged residential building in Lviv due to Russian missile strike

Rescuers working at the site of the Russian airstrike in Orikhove

View from the Kyiv apartment destroyed by one of the Russian drones

Destroyed residential houses in Ugledar

School destroyed by Russia in Lyman

Administrative building in Odesa after being hit by a Russian missile

Fire in a residential building in Mykolaiv after being hit by a Russian missile

A resident of the damaged house in Odesa

Residential building damaged as a result of the Russian missile attack in Odesa

The interior of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa after the Russian attack

The damaged facade of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa

Destroyed grain storage facility in the Odesa region

Damaged Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) building in Dnipro hit by a Russian missile

Damaged bridge over the Seversky Donets River

Rescuers carrying the body of a resident of Kryvyi Rih retrieved from under the debris of a hit multi-storey building

Multi-storey residential building in Kryvyi Rih hit by a Russian rocket

Consequences of the Russian drone shelling of an educational institution in Kharkiv

Administrative building of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company in Izmail, Odesa Oblast

Multi-storey residential buildings in Ugledar damaged by Russian artillery shelling

Russian military rocket strike on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast

Consequences of the Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia

Shopping center in Odesa destroyed during the Russian strike

A resident of Lviv in her apartment

One of the multi-storey buildings in Lviv damaged by Russian rockets

A resident of Zaoskole wounded during the Russian shelling, among the debris of the house

View of the drama theater building in Chernihiv destroyed by the Russian strike

Consequences of the strike on the bus station in Dnipro

One of the private residential houses in Kyiv Oblast damaged by debris from a Russian missile

One of the destroyed residential houses in Avdiivka

A rocket that hit the road surface in Kramatorsk near a multi-storey residential building

Market in Konstantinovka

Unexploded rocket in a sunflower field near Zaporizhzhia

A drone explodes in the sky over Kyiv

Destroyed grain storage facility in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast

Destroyed multi-storey building in Orikhove, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Damaged hotel building in Cherkasy hit by a Russian missile

Destroyed residential building in Starom Saltov, Kharkiv Oblast

Aerial view of completely destroyed Klyshcheve

Hotel in the port of Odesa damaged by a Russian missile

A resident of Kherson walks past a house destroyed by a Russian missile

Bahmut

A resident of Konstantinovka, Donetsk Oblast, near her house

Street in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast

Tavriiske village, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Cafe in Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast, which was targeted by a Russian missile strike

A woman from Kharkiv against the backdrop of one of the buildings destroyed by the strike in the city center

A crater from a missile strike in a residential area of Kharkiv

Разрушенное здание гостиницы в порту Одессы

The consequences of the Russian shelling of Mirgorod, Poltava region

Resident of Avdiivka

Yard of a residential building in Avdiivka

Destroyed "Nova Poshta" terminal in the village of Korotych, Kharkiv region, after the Russian strike

Destroyed residential building in Izyum, Kharkiv region

Kupiansk

Avdiivka

The House of Culture in Posad-Pokrovsk, Kherson Oblast, destroyed

The crater from a Russian missile near the Odesa Art Museum

Ugledar

The ruins of a private farm in Kiselevka, Kherson region

Liman

Selydove, Donetsk Oblast

Izyum

Destroyed multi-storey buildings in Ugleedare

Yards of apartment buildings in Ugleedar

Destroyed hospital in Selydove, Donetsk region

Bahmut

Damaged residential house in Chasiv Yar

Residential house in Novohradovka, Donetsk Oblast, shelled by Russian forces

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Destruction in Orekhovo

Private sector near Kyiv, where fragments of a Russian rocket fell

Consequences of the strike on Kyiv

Broken windows in an apartment in one of the multi-storey buildings hit by drone debris

A resident of Kyiv in her destroyed house

A destroyed house in Chasiv Yar

A residential house damaged by a missile strike in Odesa

A shopping center damaged by a missile strike in Dnipro

A maternity hospital damaged by a missile strike in Dnipro

A residential building damaged by a missile strike in Dnipro

Private sector in Zaporizhzhia after the Russian missile strike

Office building near Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv

Pain and ruins What Russia did with Ukrainian cities in 2023 (and continues to do)