Russia-Ukraine conflict in pictures

This Maxar satellite image taken and released on February 27, 2022, shows the damage caused by recent airstrikes and heavy fighting at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have fled their country since Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

An Ukrainian family walks towards the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing between Ukraine and Poland as they flee the conflict in their country, near the Ukrainian village of Tvirzha, some 20km from the border, on February 28, 2022. The UN human rights chief said on February 28, 2022 that at least 102 civilians, including seven children, had been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion five days ago, warning the true numbers were likely far higher. PHOTO/AFP

Smoke billows over the town of Vasylkiv just outside Kyiv on February 27, 2022, after overnight Russian strikes hit an oil depot. Ukraine's foreign minister said on February 27, that Kyiv would not buckle at talks with Russia over its invasion, accusing President Vladimir Putin of seeking to increase "pressure" by ordering his nuclear forces on high alert. PHOTO/AFP

A small child waves from the window of a building in the small town of Severodonetsk, Donetsk Region on February 27, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A child puts her head through the window of a car stuck in traffic, as the Ukrainian family drives towards the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing between Ukraine and Poland while fleeing the conflict in their country, near the Ukrainian village of Tvirzha, some 20km from the border, on February 28, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighters test the automatic grenade launcher taken from a destroyed Russian infantry mobility vehicle GAZ Tigr after the fight in Kharkiv on February 27, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

An Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighter examines a destroyed Russian infantry mobility vehicle GAZ Tigr after the fight in Kharkiv on February 27, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A woman holds a dog inside her coat as she waits for a bus outside a train station in Lviv on February 27, 2022, in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. PHOTO/AFP

People stand in line in front of a supermarket while smoke billows over the town of Vasylkiv just outside Kyiv on February 27, 2022, after overnight Russian strikes hit an oil depot. PHOTO/AFP

Children are sleeping on the floor at Lviv central train station in Western Ukraine on February 26, 2022. Moscow ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" on February 26, as the Ukrainian capital Kyiv imposed a blanket curfew after fighting in the city that saw Russian troops pushed back. PHOTO/AFP

Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces on the side of a road in Lugansk region on February 26, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian tanks move on a road before an attack in Lugansk region on February 26, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a Swedish-British portable anti-tank guided missile NLAW before an attack in Lugansk region on February 26, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

The body of a Russian serviceman lies near destroyed Russian military vehicles on the roadside on the outskirts of Kharkiv on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. PHOTO/AFP

A view of a high-rise apartment block which was hit by recent shelling in Kyiv on February 26, 2022. Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said on February 26 after a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed his pro-Western country would not be bowed by Moscow. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian service members are seen at the site of a fighting with Russian raiding group in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of February 26, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian service members collect unexploded shells after a fighting with Russian raiding group in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of February 26, 2022, according to Ukrainian service personnel at the scene. PHOTO/AFP

A man takes pictures of a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell allegedly hit, on February 25, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian forces detain servicemen of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic who were captured during the morning attack on the town of Schast'ye, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, killing dozens and forcing hundreds to flee for their lives in the pro-Western neighbour. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

People take part in a protest outside the Russian embassy in the Netherlands to show their support for Ukraine as Russia's ground forces invaded Ukraine from several directions today, encircling the country within hours of Russian President announcing his decision to launch an assault. PHOTO/AFP

A religious woman holds a cross as she prays on Independence square in Kyiv in the morning of February 24, 2022.
Air raid sirens rang out in downtown Kyiv today as cities across Ukraine were hit with what Ukrainian officials said were Russian missile strikes and artillery. PHOTO/AFP

A man reacts on the phone as he stands by a body stretched out on the ground after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. PHOTO/AFP

Emergencies personnel work at the crash site of a Ukrainian military plane south of Kyiv on February 24, 2022. A Ukrainian military plane with 14 people aboard crashed south of Kyiv on Thursday, the emergencies service said. PHOTO/AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A view shows a ruby star atop one of the Kremlin's towers and the red signal of a traffic light in downtown Moscow on February 24, 2022. Russian President announced a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a briefing at the Office of the Head of State in Kyiv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

People are seen stuck in a huge traffic jam as they try to leave Kyiv in the direction of the western parts of the country on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A rocket body stuck into a road after recent shelling on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, forcing residents to flee for their lives and leaving at least 40 Ukrainian soldiers and 10 civilians dead. Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation from Western leaders and warnings of massive sanctions. PHOTO/AFP

An injured man stands by a vehicle of an Emmergency unit to receive medical assistance after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. PHOTO/AFP

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a statement on Russia's attack on Ukraine, at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A placard featuring an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "We are with him for the sovereignty of Russia! And you?" is seen left in front of the Russian State Duma building in central Moscow on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

An undated picture shows a view of the al-Zour oil and gas installations, in the south of the Gulf state of Kuwait. Russia's assault on Ukraine is reverberating in the energy-rich Gulf, where top oil and gas producers face economic and political dilemmas in easing sky-high prices and alleviating shortages in Europe. As oil prices broke past $100 per barrel and risks of supply disruptions grew, eyes in Europe were increasingly focusing on oil kingpin Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, one of the biggest natural gas exporters. PHOTO/AFP

Ukranians living in Lebanon demonstrate outside the Russian Embassy in Beirut on February 24, 2022 in protest against Russia's assault on their country. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian military vehicles move past Independence square in central Kyiv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Firefighters work on a fire on a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces are trying to invade Ukraine from several directions, using rocket systems and helicopters to attack Ukrainian position in the south, the border guard service said. PHOTO/AFP

People stand outside a destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) speaks to Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin (R) in Tokyo on February 24, 2022 after Japan summoned the latter to lodge a protest against invasion of Ukraine. PHOTO/AFP

People, some carrying bags and suitcases, walk at a metro station in Kyiv early on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway. PHOTO/AFP

A man watches television showing a coverage of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in Karachi on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

a man wrapped with an Ukrainian national flag watches news on his mobile phone as he sits at Maidan Independence Square in Kyiv on February 24, 2022 as Russia's ground forces invaded Ukraine from several directions today, encircling the country within hours of Russian President announcing his decision to launch an assault. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Ukrainian citizens protest against Russia's military operation in Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy, in Istanbul on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

The body of a rocket stuck in a flat after recent shelling on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Firefighters work on a fire in a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A woman cries during a demonstration of Ukrainian citizens against Russia's military operation in Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy in Paris on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

People queue to withdraw money at cash machines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 24, 2022. PHOTO/AFP