Dramatic photos show Russia's attack on Ukraine as it unfolds

Ukrainian capital rocked by explosions as Russia intensifies attack

Published: February 25, 2022 12:54 Compiled by Nilanjana Javed, Senior Web Editor

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THE HARD GOODBYE: A tearful Ukrainian father bids farewell to his evacuating daughter after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled that all men aged 18-60 cannot leave the country in case they need to be called up to fight the Russian troops. Image Credit: twitter/@journoloji

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CROSS-BORDER WELCOME: A woman hugs another woman upon her arrival at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, from neighbouring Ukraine. Image Credit: AP

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URBAN WARFARE: Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions on a highway to repel invading Russian forces in central Kyiv. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A view shows destroyed Russian Army multiple rocket launchers with the letter "Z" painted on their sides in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Residents react after inspecting a fire damaged building following a blast at around 4am during Russian artillery strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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People fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine, receive hot beverages at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland. Image Credit: AP

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Ukrainian firefighters look at fragments of a downed aircraft seen in in Kyiv. Image Credit: AP

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A man holding a child reacts as they arrive from Ukraine to Slovakia, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Ubla, Slovakia. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A view shows a damaged unidentified military truck at a residential area in Kyiv. Image Credit: REUTERS

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People wait at a border crossing as they flee from Ukraine to Hungary. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Fragments of a downed aircraft are seen in in Kyiv, Ukraine. Image Credit: AP

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Ukrainian servicemen take up positions in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Image Credit: AFP

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Police officers stand guard at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell allegedly hit. Image Credit: AFP

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Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Image Credit: AFP

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People hide in a bomb shelter in Kyiv in the early hours of February 25, 2022. Image Credit: AFP

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People take pictures of the remains of a rocket in a residential area in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Image Credit: AFP

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A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged residential building, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Image Credit: REUTERS

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