War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kyiv

People walk near of the makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian defenders at Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, June 9, 2026.

A resident stands at a site of a Russian drone and missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026.

A man stands in front of a destroyed shop in a neighborhood that was badly damaged during Sunday's Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 27, 2026.

A destroyed shopping mall hit during the previous day's Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 25, 2026.

A resident sits at a site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026.

Rescuers search for people under the debris at the site of an apartment building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026.

A kindergarten damaged during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 12, 2026.

A resident looks at a Russian-Iranian Shahed-136 (Geran-2) kamikaze drone installed in front of Saint Michael's Cathedral as a part of an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles and weapons in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 6, 2026.

A police expert inspects the engine of a Russian drone at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 28, 2026.

A man stands near a hotel hit by a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 17, 2026.