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Photos: Russia keep up attacks in many parts of Ukraine, as millions are displaced

NPR

By Grace Widyatmadja,

Emma Bowman, Catie Dull, Marco Storel

Published March 27, 2022 at 4:33 AM PDT

<strong>March 25:</strong> An elderly woman from Bishiv village is seen over the destruction of a library on the outskirts of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. — March 25: An elderly woman from Bishiv village is seen over the destruction of a library on the outskirts of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine.

The displacement of millions across Ukraine a little over a month into the invasion is evident in photos of sliced-open apartment buildings, dogs in arms and children's belongings left behind.

As Russians continue to carry out military assaults on Ukrainian cities, residents in the country are taking cover in subway cars, basements and bomb shelters.

Even as Russia says it will refocus its military strategy in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces ramped up attacks in western cities like Lviv on Saturday, where displaced civilians had not long ago sought refuge from the war.

The displacement of the millions of lives in Ukraine, a month into the invasion, is evident in photos of sliced-open apartment buildings, dogs in arms and children's belongings left behind.

<strong>March 26:</strong> A woman holds a dog in a train at metro station used as a bomb shelter where people are living in Kharkiv. — March 26: A woman holds a dog in a train at metro station used as a bomb shelter where people are living in Kharkiv.

<strong>March 25:</strong> A doll lies among the rubble of a destroyed kindergarten in Kharkiv during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. — March 25: A doll lies among the rubble of a destroyed kindergarten in Kharkiv during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.

<strong>March 25:</strong> Maria Rushchyshyn and Maria Pysco (L-R) take cover in a bomb shelter after air raid sirens sounded in Lviv, Ukraine. — March 25: Maria Rushchyshyn and Maria Pysco (L-R) take cover in a bomb shelter after air raid sirens sounded in Lviv, Ukraine.

<strong>March 25:</strong> A man stands inside an apartment building destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. — March 25: A man stands inside an apartment building destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

<strong>March 26:</strong> 69-year-old Boris Khijniak and his 75-year-old wife Galina are brought to a center near Ukrainian capital Kyiv's Irpin as evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's Irpin continue. — March 26: 69-year-old Boris Khijniak and his 75-year-old wife Galina are brought to a center near Ukrainian capital Kyiv's Irpin as evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's Irpin continue.

<strong>March 25:</strong> Smoke rises after Russian attacks in residential areas of Kyiv, Ukraine. — March 25: Smoke rises after Russian attacks in residential areas of Kyiv, Ukraine.

<strong>March 25:</strong> A member of territorial defense units shows the camera the pieces of shrapnel from a missile on the outskirts of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. — March 25: A member of territorial defense units shows the camera the pieces of shrapnel from a missile on the outskirts of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine.

<strong>March 25:</strong> People seen sleeping on the floor of a subway station. — March 25: People seen sleeping on the floor of a subway station.

<strong>March 25:</strong> Svietla prepares food before returning to the basement where they live in northern Kyiv, Ukraine. — March 25: Svietla prepares food before returning to the basement where they live in northern Kyiv, Ukraine.

<strong>March 26:</strong> People living in a metro station used as a bomb shelter listen to musicians playing for them in Kharkiv. — March 26: People living in a metro station used as a bomb shelter listen to musicians playing for them in Kharkiv.

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Catie Dull (she/her) is a short-form video producer and photojournalist on the NPR visuals team. She is from Wilmington, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Photo and Video Journalism.

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