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50 days of Russia's war in photos

50 days of Russia's war in photos

by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

April 14 marks 50 days since Russia launched its brutal all-out war against Ukraine. Moscow's unprovoked military aggression has already cost it approximately 19,900 servicemen and 5,260 units of weapons and other equipment, according to Ukraine's government estimates. Russia hasn't achieved any significant success in its offensive, having

Gruesome photos show Borodyanka in ruins

Gruesome photos show Borodyanka in ruins

by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Borodyanka, a town of 12,000 people 40 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, has suffered some of the worst destruction seen by any place in Russia's war against Ukraine. More than 10 apartment buildings in the heart of the town were destroyed by Russia's bombs in early March. Only recently, when

One month of Russia's war in photos

One month of Russia's war in photos

One month ago, just after 4:45 a.m. Kyiv time on Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television to announce what he called a “special operation” to “disarm and de-Nazify” Ukraine. His address was immediately followed by missile strikes on major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, and multi-directional

20 days of Russia's war in Ukraine in photos

20 days of Russia's war in Ukraine in photos

by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

It is widely believed that Russian leadership expected its all-out invasion of Ukraine to succeed within days. Twenty days later, Ukraine still stands, and Russia has no major victories to claim. It seized only one large city and regional center, Kherson in southern Ukraine. To force Ukraine to surrender, Russia

Ukrainians flee war by train, car, on foot

Ukrainians flee war by train, car, on foot

by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), over 836,000 people have left Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24. With Russian troops shelling Ukrainian cities, hitting schools, kindergartens and nurseries, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing to Ukraine's westerns frontiers. Despite

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