Three years of war in Ukraine - in pictures

  • To mark the third year of the Ukraine-Russia war, The National looks back at some of the striking images captured during the conflict. Getty Images
    To mark the third year of the Ukraine-Russia war, The National looks back at some of the striking images captured during the conflict. Getty Images
  • Ukrainians working at the site of a rocket strike on the 'Okhmadyt' children's hospital in Kyiv in 2024. EPA
    Ukrainians working at the site of a rocket strike on the 'Okhmadyt' children's hospital in Kyiv in 2024. EPA
  • A woman walks past a memorial wall dedicated to fallen defenders of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv in 2024. EPA
    A woman walks past a memorial wall dedicated to fallen defenders of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv in 2024. EPA
  • A damaged town sign in Orikhiv, near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, in 2024. EPA
    A damaged town sign in Orikhiv, near the frontline 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 Mechanized Brigade fires a mortar towards Russian positions, at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region in 2023. EPA
    A Ukrainian serviceman of the 24 Separate Mechanized Brigade fires a mortar towards Russian positions, at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region in 2023. EPA
  • Emergency workers search the remains of a residential building that was struck by a Russian missile in Dnipro in 2023. Getty Images
    Emergency workers search the remains of a residential building that was struck by a Russian missile in Dnipro in 2023. Getty Images
  • Ukrainian national flags waving over the graves of fallen Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv in 2023. EPA
    Ukrainian national flags waving over the graves of fallen Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv in 2023. EPA
  • A woman walks by destroyed buildings 20 miles west from the front lines of fighting in the Donetsk Region in 2023. Getty Images
    A woman walks by destroyed buildings 20 miles west from the front lines of fighting in the Donetsk Region in 2023. Getty Images
  • A view taken through the broken glass of a window overlooking the site of a damaged residential building in Dnipro in 2023. EPA
    A view taken through the broken glass of a window overlooking the site of a damaged residential building in Dnipro in 2023. EPA
  • Numbers mark the graves of unidentified people killed during fighting at the cemetery in Mariupol in 2022. EPA
    Numbers mark the graves of unidentified people killed during fighting at the cemetery in Mariupol in 2022. EPA
  • Ukrainian servicemen shoot from a captured Russian 152, 4mm howitzer Msta-B on a front line near Kupyansk city in 2022. EPA
    Ukrainian servicemen shoot from a captured Russian 152, 4mm howitzer Msta-B on a front line near Kupyansk city in 2022. EPA
  • A prothesis is adjusted on an Azov Regiment serviceman at a rehabilitation centre in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
    A prothesis is adjusted on an Azov Regiment serviceman at a rehabilitation centre in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
  • Cars drive past the shell of a rocket in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region, in 2022. EPA
    Cars drive past the shell of a rocket in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region, 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 Ukrainian serviceman Andrii Verkhoglyad holds her son's portrait during his funeral ceremony at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
    The mother of Ukrainian serviceman Andrii Verkhoglyad holds her son's portrait during his funeral ceremony at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv in 2022. EPA
  • Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic militia monitors a section of the road near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, in 2022. EPA
    Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic militia monitors a section of the road near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, in 2022. EPA
  • Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a warehouse after it was hit by Russian shelling in Kharkiv in 2022. Getty Images
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a warehouse after it was hit by Russian shelling in Kharkiv in 2022. Getty Images
  • A Ukrainian soldier waves the Ukrainian national flag while standing on top of an armoured personnel carrier in Hostomel in 2022. Getty Images
    A Ukrainian soldier waves the Ukrainian national flag while standing on top of an armoured personnel carrier in Hostomel in 2022. Getty Images
  • A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles in Bucha in 2022. Getty Images
    A man pushes his bike through 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
  • A child on a swing outside a residential building damaged by a missile in Kyiv in 2022. Getty Images
    A child on a swing outside a residential building damaged by a missile in Kyiv in 2022. Getty Images