Russia’s war in Ukraine: 500 days of destruction

Russia’s war in Ukraine is set to reach the 500-day mark this weekend, a grim milestone for a conflict that rages with no end in sight.

Orphaned kids at a nursery in Ukraine. Pics/AP

Russia’s war in Ukraine is set to reach the 500-day mark this weekend, a grim milestone for a conflict that rages with no end in sight. While the fighting has fallen largely into a stalemate—there has been no significant movement in battle lines control in months—the war continues to take a heavy toll on the lives and livelihoods of lakhs of people. The stakes are only getting higher.

Volunteer military medics tie the knot in the Donetsk region

A soldier takes a break

People take cover under a bridge near Kyiv

A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Kyiv

A mass grave in Ukraine

Yehor, 7, ‘stands guard’ with his wooden toy rifle. Pics/AP

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