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Photos depict ongoing wreckage, destruction as Russian invasion of Ukraine continues

A drone photo shows a residential building destroyed by shelling in the settlement of Borodyanka in the Kyiv region, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. (Reuters: Maksim Levin)

As Russia and Ukraine discuss humanitarian corridors for fleeing civilians, photographs already document the war's impact on people's homes. 

With both countries' leaders continuing to talk tough, aerial images and pictures from photographers on the ground show the human cost of Russia's invasion. 

A child clutches a man's leg before boarding a Lviv-bound train, in Kyiv. (AP: Vadim Ghirda)
A local resident looks at his house, destroyed in a Russian air raid in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. (AP: Andrew Marienko)
Natalia, 57, cries as she says goodbye to her daughter and grandson at the Kyiv train station. (AP: Emilio Morenatti)
People stand next to a shell crater in front of a house damaged by recent shelling in the village of Hatne, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.  (Reuters: Serhii Nuzhnenko)
Three-year-old Zlata, at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, fled the conflict in Ukraine. (AP: Andreea Alexandru)
A woman bids a man goodbye after boarding a Lviv-bound train in Kyiv. (AP: Vadim Ghirda)
Volunteers digging trenches in Kyiv on Thursday, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.  (Reuters: Mykola Tymchenko)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city building after a Russian air raid in Chernihiv, Ukraine. (AP: Dmytro Kumaka)
Rescuers work at a residential building damaged by recent shelling in Chernihiv, Ukraine.  (Reuters: Roman Zakrevskyi)
A woman kisses her baby at Rzeszow Main train station, Poland where Ukrainians are arriving after fleeing the Russian invasion. (ABC: Brendan Esposito)
A child sits on a stretcher bed at Rzeszow Main train station in Poland, where people are arriving after fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  (ABC: Brendan Esposito)
People take shelter in the basement of a school as air raid siren sounds are heard  in Lviv, Ukraine on Thursday. (Reuters: Kai Pfaffenbach)
Halina Baran and her family step out of a van after escaping from Ukraine into Poland.  (ABC News: Brendan Esposito )
A newly-released satellite image shows people and vehicles waiting to cross into Slovakia from Ukraine, at the Vysne Nemecke border crossing on Monday. (Reuters: Maxar Technologies)
People offer accommodation for refugees who arrive at Berlin's central train station. (Reuters: Hannibal Hanschke)
Food is served at Przemysl Glowny Train Station, Poland, to people who have fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.  (ABC: Brendan Esposito)
Young people in Rzeszow, Poland, help pack rations, clothing and medical supplies for Ukrainian refugees. (ABC: Brendan Esposito)
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