The war in Ukraine is already well into its ninth day. More than a million people have become refugees, according to the United Nations. Cities still under bombardment are approaching a humanitarian catastrophe. During the second round of Russia-Ukraine talks on March 3, the parties agreed to establish humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, and the delivery of medicines and food. The following images are from the eighth day of the war.
Warning: Some of these photos contain scenes of cruelty, violence and death. This is what war looks like.
The village of Borodyanka in the Kyiv region after shelling
Maksim Levin / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Paramedics at the scene of shelling in Borodyanka
Maksim Levin / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces in Kyiv
Mikhail Palinchak / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Destroyed military equipment in the village of Borodyanka, Kyiv region. The Russian Defense Ministry announced on March 3 that it had provided an “exit corridor” for civilians in Borodyanka.
Maksim Levin / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Ukrainian soldiers disassemble weapons that were brought to them in an old Zhiguli sedan
Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / LETA
A Ukrainian soldier removes a flak jacket from the body of a Russian combatant. This photo was taken near Sytnyaky, a village in the Kyiv region.
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A destroyed armored vehicle in Irpin. The city, located just over 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from Kyiv, has been the site of fierce fighting for several days.
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A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces at a checkpoint in Kyiv
Mykola Tymchenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Chernihiv, like other major Ukrainian cities, is a daily target for Russian shelling.
Roman Zakrevskyi / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Many residents of Kyiv, mainly women and children, are trying leave the city as Russian troops approach
Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Most men are staying behind to protect the city
Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Kyiv has undergone regular shelling since the start of the war
Efrem Lukatsky / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Inhabitants of cities caught in the fighting are facing shortages of food and medicine, as shown in this photo of a store in Irpin
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Mariupol was heavily shelled for several days. On March 2, Russian troops entered the city. The photo shows a resident of Mariupol with the body of his teenage son.
Evgeniy Maloletka / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Translation by Carol Matlack