Ukraine’s Civilians Caught In The Crossfire of War (PHOTOS)

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Sad images of civilians in Ukraine caught in the crossfire of war across various cities in the country since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Mariya, 77, whose daughter and son-in-law died under the rubble of a building destroyed by Russian shelling, cries in Borodyanka, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 8, 2022. Image source: REUTERS

 

Natalia Titova, 62, walks as she shows her house, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in Chernihiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. Natalia and her family were staying in the basement, “When the rocket hit our house, we ran into the street, it was very scary” she said. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

 

A local resident looks on as service members of pro-Russian troops inspect streets during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

 

 

A man, who says Russian soldiers broke his arm, stands outside his house in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

 

 

Lidiya Mezhiritska and her son Oleg Mezhiritsky assess the damage to their house after a rocket exploded outside, in a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

 

Zinaida Makishaiva, 82, reacts as she recounts how Russian soldiers treated her in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 11, 2022. Zinaida said “They came to my house and said go to the basement, “bitch”. She put a sign on her house reading “there are people here” Soldiers started to shoot around her to scare her. “God saved my life”. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

 

 

Local residents eat free food near their house, destroyed by Russian shelling in Borodyanka, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 

 

Liubov Khomenko reacts as she walks through her destroyed house in the village of Andriivka, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

 

People wait to receive humanitarian aid in the village of Sloboda, outside Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

 

Village resident Alla Hudz, whose 31-year-old son Andrii died in an aerial bombardment that destroyed their home, stands by her house in Yakovlivka outside Kharkiv, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

 

A woman walks past burnt out vehicle in the village of Sloboda, outside Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica