Four years of war in Ukraine - in pictures

  • To mark the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war, The National looks back at some of the striking images captured during the conflict. Getty Images
    To mark the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war, The National looks back at some of the striking images captured during the conflict. Getty Images
  • The graves of thousands of fallen Ukrainian military personnel are crammed into a cemetery in Kharkiv. Getty Images
    The graves of thousands of fallen Ukrainian military personnel are crammed into a cemetery in Kharkiv. Getty Images
  • Wrecked cars and destroyed buildings in a scene of devastation after a Russian air attack on the outskirts of Kyiv in 2025. AFP
    Wrecked cars and destroyed buildings in a scene of devastation after a Russian air attack on the outskirts of Kyiv in 2025. AFP
  • Ukrainians burn flares during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv for servicemen killed on duty in 2025. EPA
    Ukrainians burn flares during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv for servicemen killed on duty in 2025. EPA
  • Rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv in 2024. EPA
    Rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv in 2024. EPA
  • A memorial wall dedicated to fallen defenders of Ukraine in central Kyiv in 2024. EPA
    A memorial wall dedicated to fallen defenders of Ukraine in central Kyiv in 2024. EPA
  • Ukrainians working at the site of a rocket strike on Okhmadyt children's hospital in Kyiv in 2024. EPA
    Ukrainians working at the site of a rocket strike on Okhmadyt children's hospital in Kyiv in 2024. EPA
  • A damaged sign in the town of Orikhiv, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region in 2024. EPA
    A damaged sign in the town of Orikhiv, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region in 2024. EPA
  • Gravediggers prepare the burial site for victims of a Russian missile strike in Hroza in 2023. Getty Images
    Gravediggers prepare the burial site for victims of a Russian missile strike in Hroza in 2023. Getty Images
  • Widow Lubov Doroshenko, 67, returns to her destroyed home in 2023 in Bohorodychne. Getty Images
    Widow Lubov Doroshenko, 67, returns to her destroyed home in 2023 in Bohorodychne. Getty Images
  • A Ukrainian serviceman of the 24 Separate Mechanised Brigade fires a mortar towards Russian positions in Donetsk region in 2023. EPA
    A Ukrainian serviceman of the 24 Separate Mechanised Brigade fires a mortar towards Russian positions in Donetsk region in 2023. EPA
  • Emergency workers search the remains of a residential building struck by a Russian missile in Dnipro in 2023. Getty Images
    Emergency workers search the remains of a residential building struck by a Russian missile in Dnipro in 2023. Getty Images
  • Ukrainian national flags fly over the graves of fallen Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv in 2023. EPA
    Ukrainian national flags fly over the graves of fallen Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv in 2023. EPA
  • Destroyed buildings west of the front line in Donetsk in 2023. Getty Images
    Destroyed buildings west of the front line in Donetsk in 2023. Getty Images
  • A view through a broken window of a damaged residential building in Dnipro in 2023. EPA
    A view through a broken window of a damaged residential building in Dnipro in 2023. EPA
  • Numbers mark the graves of unidentified people killed during fighting, in Mariupol in 2022. EPA
    Numbers mark the graves of unidentified people killed during fighting, in Mariupol in 2022. EPA
  • Ukrainian servicemen shoot from a captured Russian howitzer on a front line near Kupyansk city in 2022. EPA
    Ukrainian servicemen shoot from a captured Russian howitzer on a front line near Kupyansk city in 2022. EPA
  • A badly injured soldier at a rehabilitation centre in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
    A badly injured soldier at a rehabilitation centre in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
  • Part of a rocket shell in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv, in 2022. EPA
    Part of a rocket shell in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv, in 2022. EPA
  • A Ukrainian serviceman rests while travelling with a team of humanitarian volunteers in the Kherson area in 2022. EPA
    A Ukrainian serviceman rests while travelling with a team of humanitarian volunteers in the Kherson area in 2022. EPA
  • A destroyed bridge in Kupiansk in 2022. Getty Images
    A destroyed bridge in Kupiansk in 2022. Getty Images
  • A girl arrives at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control in 2022. Getty Images
    A girl arrives at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control in 2022. Getty Images
  • The mother of a Ukrainian serviceman holds her son's portrait during his funeral ceremony in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
    The mother of a Ukrainian serviceman holds her son's portrait during his funeral ceremony in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
  • A self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic militia monitors a section of the road near Avdiivka in 2022. EPA
    A self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic militia monitors a section of the road near Avdiivka in 2022. EPA
  • Firefighters work to extinguish flames at a warehouse hit by Russian shelling in Kharkiv in 2022. Getty Images
    Firefighters work to extinguish flames at a warehouse hit by Russian shelling in Kharkiv in 2022. Getty Images
  • A Ukrainian soldier waves the national flag in Hostomel in 2022. Getty Images
    A Ukrainian soldier waves the national flag in Hostomel in 2022. Getty Images
  • Debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles in Bucha in 2022. Getty Images
    Debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles in Bucha in 2022. Getty Images
  • Residents of Irpin flee heavy fighting in 2022. Getty Images
    Residents of Irpin flee heavy fighting in 2022. Getty Images
  • Life goes on outside a residential building damaged by a missile in Kyiv in 2022. Getty Images
    Life goes on outside a residential building damaged by a missile in Kyiv in 2022. Getty Images