Photos of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine in Kyiv and Kharkiv
On the sixth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces intensified their artillery bombardment of Kharkiv and Kyiv. The Ukrainian side reported dozens of civilian casualties. Russian troops continued to encircle Kyiv, while barricades were built in the city and preparations made for its defense. President Volodymyr Zelensky applied for the rapid accession of Ukraine to the European Union, and the heads of eight EU countries called for Ukraine to be a candidate country.
Warning! Some photos below contain scenes of cruelty, violence, and death that will upset more impressionable readers.
Marcus Yam / LA Times / Scanpix / LETA Bodies of dead Russian soldiers, after fighting near the railroad on the outskirts of Irpin in the Kyiv regionAris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Civilians cross a river on a blown-up bridge in northern KyivEfrem Lukatsky / AP / Scanpix / LETA Aftermath of shelling in Brovar, near KyivAlexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Soldiers wearing no insignia, in the village of Nikolayevka in the self-declared DNRPavel Dorogoy / AP / Scanpix / LETA The building of Kharkiv’s regional administration, which came under fire today. Ukrainian authorities said six bodies were recovered from the rubble.Pavel Dorogoy / AP / Scanpix / LETA Bodies of victims of the shelling of Freedom Square in Kharkiv. “A missile in Kharkiv’s central square – naked, undisguised terror,” President Zelensky said. Sergey Bobok / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Destruction inside the administration buildingSergey Dolzhenko / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Results of shelling in KharkivSergey Kozlov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Residents of Kharkiv are collecting humanitarian aidAris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Roadblock in the center of Kyiv. The city is preparing to defend itself.Umit Bektas / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is interviewed by Western journalistsRoman Pilipea / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Mothers and children take shelter in the basement of the Okhmatdet children’s hospital in KyivEthan Swope / Bloomberg / Getty Images Volunteers prepare camouflage netting for the Ukrainian military at the Ivanychuk Library in LvivEmilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / LETA Civilians in Kyiv, carrying their belongings, run to the train station as air-raid sirens sound. Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Russian troops attacked a broadcasting tower in Kyiv; the authorities said five people were killed. Russia’s Defense Ministry had warned about the missile strike, saying it was to “suppress information attacks.”Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / LETA Zookeeper Kirilo Trantin calms an elephant at the Kyiv Zoo
