Kyiv faces attack from Russia – in pictures
As the invasion enters its second day, Ukrainians reel from the shock of the attack. The capital Kyiv is braced for the arrival of Russian forces, after Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault that quickly claimed dozens of lives and displaced at least 100,000 people
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Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv
Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Ukrainian servicemen walk among fragments of a downed aircraft seen in in Kyiv. It was unclear what aircraft crashed and what brought it down
Photograph: Oleksandr Ratushniak/AP
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Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv
Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
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People take photographs of the exterior of a residential block hit by an early morning missile strike
Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Residents carry bags and belongings from their damaged apartments in a residential block hit by an early morning missile strike
Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Ukrainians carry their dog near the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station
Photograph: Oleksandr Khomenko/UPI/REX/Shutterstock
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Ukrainians use their mobile phones as they shelter in the subway and train station in Kyiv
Photograph: Oleksandr Khomenko/UPI/REX/Shutterstock
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Ukrainians rest in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter
Photograph: Oleksandr Khomenko/UPI/REX/Shutterstock
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to tow a damaged military truck in Kyiv
Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
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Ukrainian servicemen stand guard next to a destroyed armoured vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv
Photograph: Maksim Levin/Reuters
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Ukrainian servicemen take up positions in the centre of the capital, Kyiv. Ukraine’s army said it was fighting invading Russian forces north of the capital, as Moscow pressed on with its advance for a second day
Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
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People look at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of Kyiv
Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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Explosions have been taking place in Kyiv, including this one in the south-east of the city. Ukraine’s operational command says its anti-aircraft defences are attacking Russian aircraft and drones
Photograph: Alex Kovzhun
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People gather in an air raid shelter in Kyiv
Photograph: Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters
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People use electronic devices in an air raid shelter in Kyiv overnight
Photograph: Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters
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People walk with their belongings at the Astei-Beregsurány border crossing as they flee Ukraine. Long queues have already formed at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border crossings
Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images
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Kyivans rush to a bomb shelter
Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Destroyed buildings after shelling in the town of Starobilsk in the Luhansk region, Ukraine
Photograph: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/Reuters
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Kyivans take shelter at a building basement while the sirens sound, announcing new attacks
Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Commuters travel in a local train in Kyiv
Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
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People gather in a metro station in Kyiv
Photograph: Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, makes a statement in Kyiv
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters
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Rescuers help a local resident after shelling in the town of Starobilsk in the Luhansk region
Photograph: State Emergency Service/Reuters
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People take pictures of the remains of a rocket in a residential area of Kyiv
Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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People rest in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter
Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
