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This is an archive of wartime photos from Ukraine since February 2022. For a selection of photos available for free, non-commercial use, visit our Collection of War Photos.

Andrii, a Ukrainian soldier, was injured on the front line and now undergoes treatment in Dnipro. Doctors allowed him to bring to the hospital his faithful friend – the shepherd dog Pulia.
Andrii, a Ukrainian soldier, was injured on the front line and now undergoes treatment in Dnipro. Doctors allowed him to bring to the hospital his faithful friend – the shepherd dog Pulia.

By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova

Pavlo is a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg defending Ukraine against Russian invaders. Together with the photographer, they created a series of sculpture-style photos. This project’s aim is to bring people’s attention to those who lost their limbs defending Ukraine.
Pavlo is a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg defending Ukraine against Russian invaders. Together with the photographer, they created a series of sculpture-style photos. This project’s aim is to bring people’s attention to those who lost their limbs defending Ukraine.

By Marta Syrko

Pavlo is a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg defending Ukraine against Russian invaders. Together with the photographer, they created a series of sculpture-style photos. This project’s aim is to bring people’s attention to those who lost their limbs defending Ukraine.
Pavlo is a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg defending Ukraine against Russian invaders. Together with the photographer, they created a series of sculpture-style photos. This project’s aim is to bring people’s attention to those who lost their limbs defending Ukraine.

By Marta Syrko

The trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms, has replaced a Soviet emblem with a hammer and sickle on the shield of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. August 7, 2023.
The trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms, has replaced a Soviet emblem with a hammer and sickle on the shield of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. August 7, 2023.

By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova

Ukraine has returned 22 Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity. Since the full-scale Russian invasion began, Ukraine has already liberated 2,598 soldiers from Russian detention. August 7, 2023.
Ukraine has returned 22 Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity. Since the full-scale Russian invasion began, Ukraine has already liberated 2,598 soldiers from Russian detention. August 7, 2023.

Photo from the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Valentyna Ostapenko sits in a damaged house in the village of Topolske, the Kharkiv region. Before the war, about 200 families lived here, but most left after Russia’s full-scale invasion and never returned. August 5, 2023.
Valentyna Ostapenko sits in a damaged house in the village of Topolske, the Kharkiv region. Before the war, about 200 families lived here, but most left after Russia’s full-scale invasion and never returned. August 5, 2023.

By Anatolii Stepanov / AFP / Getty Images

62-year-old Svitlana Sushko cries near the grave of her youngest son. He was a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and died last year defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion. Kyiv, August 3, 2023.
62-year-old Svitlana Sushko cries near the grave of her youngest son. He was a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and died last year defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion. Kyiv, August 3, 2023.

By Jae C. Hong / AP Photo

An injured Ukrainian soldier at the Mechnikov Hospital in the east of Ukraine. Local doctors work days and nights, treating wounded Ukrainian defenders evacuated here from the frontline.
An injured Ukrainian soldier at the Mechnikov Hospital in the east of Ukraine. Local doctors work days and nights, treating wounded Ukrainian defenders evacuated here from the frontline.

By Evhenii Maloletka

Church workers are inspecting the damage at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa after a Russian missile strike on July 23, 2023.
Church workers are inspecting the damage at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa after a Russian missile strike on July 23, 2023.

By Emile Ducke for The New York Times

Oleksandr Klochai, a Ukrainian soldier from the Kyiv region, is playing with his 5-year-old son on the beach in Odesa.
Oleksandr Klochai, a Ukrainian soldier from the Kyiv region, is playing with his 5-year-old son on the beach in Odesa.

By Emile Duckle for The New York Times

Ukrainian boys go to the playground past residential buildings destroyed by Russian aerial bombs in Borodianka, the Kyiv region. The city was occupied by Russian troops for almost a month in the spring of 2022. August 2, 2023.
Ukrainian boys go to the playground past residential buildings destroyed by Russian aerial bombs in Borodianka, the Kyiv region. The city was occupied by Russian troops for almost a month in the spring of 2022. August 2, 2023.

By Jae C. Hong / AP Photo

Ukrainian volunteers and police officers help lift a grandmother into the evacuation train in Pokrovsk, the Donetsk region. The woman has a leg disease and will be moved to a safer place for temporary accommodation and medical assistance. August 1, 2023.
Ukrainian volunteers and police officers help lift a grandmother into the evacuation train in Pokrovsk, the Donetsk region. The woman has a leg disease and will be moved to a safer place for temporary accommodation and medical assistance. August 1, 2023.

By Ignacio Marin / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

Ukrainian forces are shelling Russian positions near Bakhmut. On this axis, Ukrainian defenders have been advancing at the city’s southeast. August 1, 2023.
Ukrainian forces are shelling Russian positions near Bakhmut. On this axis, Ukrainian defenders have been advancing at the city’s southeast. August 1, 2023.

By Diego Herrera Carcedo / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

A Soviet emblem — including hammer and sickle — is dismounted from the shield of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. It will be replaced with the trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms. August 1, 2023.
A Soviet emblem — including hammer and sickle — is dismounted from the shield of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. It will be replaced with the trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms. August 1, 2023.

Photo from Reuters

Rescuers are carrying out a missile fragment near a nine-story residential building in Kryvyi Rih, the Dnipropetrovsk region. Due to a Russian attack, six people were killed, including a 10-year-old child, and more than 80 were injured. July 31, 2023.
Rescuers are carrying out a missile fragment near a nine-story residential building in Kryvyi Rih, the Dnipropetrovsk region. Due to a Russian attack, six people were killed, including a 10-year-old child, and more than 80 were injured. July 31, 2023.

By Anatolii Stepanov / AFP / Getty Images

An aerial view of the receded Kakhovka reservoir. Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka HPP on June 6, 2023, causing a large-scale humanitarian and environmental disaster in the south of Ukraine.
An aerial view of the receded Kakhovka reservoir. Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka HPP on June 6, 2023, causing a large-scale humanitarian and environmental disaster in the south of Ukraine.

Photo from Andrii Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office

Municipal workers are repairing the roof of a historic building after Russia’s missile attack on Odesa. In particular, Russian missiles damaged the Transfiguration Cathedral and 25 other architectural monuments in the city’s historic center. July 25, 2023.
Municipal workers are repairing the roof of a historic building after Russia’s missile attack on Odesa. In particular, Russian missiles damaged the Transfiguration Cathedral and 25 other architectural monuments in the city’s historic center. July 25, 2023.

By Ercin Erturk / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

During the break between battles, Ukrainian servicemen clean the barrel of a tank near the frontline on the Bakhmut axis. July 24, 2023.
During the break between battles, Ukrainian servicemen clean the barrel of a tank near the frontline on the Bakhmut axis. July 24, 2023.

By Diego Herrera Carcedo / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

Volunteers work to clear rubble from Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral after it was hit by a Russian missile on July 23, 2023.
Volunteers work to clear rubble from Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral after it was hit by a Russian missile on July 23, 2023.

By Kasia Strek / The Guardian

Ukrainian defender after a haircut. Soldiers say having their hair cut is important because it helps to distract them from the fighting and forget about the trenches, and hairdressers come to the rear to help them with that. July 23, 2023, the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian defender after a haircut. Soldiers say having their hair cut is important because it helps to distract them from the fighting and forget about the trenches, and hairdressers come to the rear to help them with that. July 23, 2023, the Donetsk region.

By Jose Colon / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

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