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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly announced martial law, forcing many Ukrainians to say goodbye to their loved ones to fight.
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Tides of people pushed to evacuate as Russian forces blasted the smaller cities surrounding Kyiv, prompting scenes like this in Irpin.
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Since the start of the war, around 7.8 million Ukrainians have left the country, 4.8 million of which have sought refuge in Europe, according to the UNHCR.
Thw wounded Ukrainian teacher Olena Kurilo made international headlines with this picture of her standing outside her destroyed home.
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Kurilo needed multiple surgeries in Poland and the UK to regain some of her eyesight, she told Anadolu Agency last month.
In March, Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, injuring this pregnant woman. The woman and her baby later died.
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Source: The Associated Press
In April, mass graves were uncovered in the Ukrainian town of Bucha in the wake of Russia’s occupation there. The images sparked revulsion around the world.
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Russia has denied responsibility for the killings of civilians in Bucha, The Guardian reported.
Russia’s invasion has had a profound impact on Zelenskyy, who is seen here both before the war in 2021, and during a visit to Bucha in April 2022.
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In May, the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol became the last pocket of resistance to Russian attack. Ukrainian soldiers stayed in the plant for months, rarely seeing sunlight. They eventually surrendered, but were hailed as heroes in Ukraine for their long resistance.
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Fighters of the Azov Batallion said their wounded comrades were living in unsanitary conditions “without the necessary medication and even food.”
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Ukraine was able to evacuate all of the remaining people in the steel plant in May, effectively ceding the city to Russia.
Source: ITV News
This heartbreaking photo, also taken in Mariupol, shows a father cradling the body of his teenage son who was killed by a Russian bomb.
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Source: The New York Post
The fighting between the two countries has been relentless, dominated by artillery fire. These photo from Izyum, northeastern Ukraine, shows a a field covered in craters from shelling.
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The most senior US general, Mark Milley, said in November that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed or wounded since February, according to the BBC.
