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Russia invades Ukraine: the devastation of war

Thousands of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes after Russia launched an all-out invasion on the country on Thursday.

Russia invades Ukraine: the devastation of war
ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO
AS USA
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Ukrainian women and children wait to cross the border into Slovakia.
PHOTO: RADOVAN STOKLASA / ReutersUkrainian women and children wait to cross the border into Slovakia.
The remains of an unidentified military aeroplane lie in a residential area in Kyiv, after crashing into a house during a Russian air attack on Ukraine.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersThe remains of an unidentified military aeroplane lie in a residential area in Kyiv, after crashing into a house during a Russian air attack on Ukraine.
Families, without men over 18 as they have been forbidden from leaving Ukraine, cross the border into Hungary, in the Beregsurany area.
PHOTO: BERNADETT SZABO / ReutersFamilies, without men over 18 as they have been forbidden from leaving Ukraine, cross the border into Hungary, in the Beregsurany area.
Volunteers hand out tea, water and food to people crossing the border from Ukraine into the Romanian town of Siret.
PHOTO: INQUAM PHOTOS / ReutersVolunteers hand out tea, water and food to people crossing the border from Ukraine into the Romanian town of Siret.
A girl and her mother cross the Polish border into the city of Medyka.
PHOTO: KACPER PEMPEL / ReutersA girl and her mother cross the Polish border into the city of Medyka.

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A family loads belongings into a car on the side of a road close to Kropyvnytskyi as they flee from the danger area.
PHOTO: CARLOS BARRIA / ReutersA family loads belongings into a car on the side of a road close to Kropyvnytskyi as they flee from the danger area.
A woman walks in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersA woman walks in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv.
Emergency medical personnel load a person in military uniform onto an ambulance in a residential area of Kyiv.
PHOTO: OLGA YAKIMOVICH / ReutersEmergency medical personnel load a person in military uniform onto an ambulance in a residential area of Kyiv.
Women, children and senior citizens in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
PHOTO: IACHESLAV RATYNSKYI / ReutersWomen, children and senior citizens in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
A man walks a dog in front of a Kyiv residential building badly damaged by Russian military action against the city.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersA man walks a dog in front of a Kyiv residential building badly damaged by Russian military action against the city.
A group of Ukrainians embrace after crossing the Slovakian border into the city of Ubla.
PHOTO: RADOVAN STOKLASA / ReutersA group of Ukrainians embrace after crossing the Slovakian border into the city of Ubla.
Carrying what little they can take with them, a mother and her two children walk towards the Ukrainian border with Hungary at Beregsurany.
PHOTO: BERNADETT SZABO / ReutersCarrying what little they can take with them, a mother and her two children walk towards the Ukrainian border with Hungary at Beregsurany.
Residents of a residential building in Kyiv survey the damage caused by a Russian assault.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersResidents of a residential building in Kyiv survey the damage caused by a Russian assault.
A young man with a stroller rests on the floor of a Kyiv underground station as he takes refuge from possible Russian air attacks.
PHOTO: ANTONIO BRONIC / ReutersA young man with a stroller rests on the floor of a Kyiv underground station as he takes refuge from possible Russian air attacks.
After a distressing, hours-long journey, Ukrainians cross the border with Poland into the city of Medyka.
PHOTO: KACPER PEMPEL / ReutersAfter a distressing, hours-long journey, Ukrainians cross the border with Poland into the city of Medyka.
A young woman with a baby and a young child waits to cross the Ukrainian border into Slovakia, to flee from Russian air attacks.
PHOTO: RADOVAN STOKLASA / ReutersA young woman with a baby and a young child waits to cross the Ukrainian border into Slovakia, to flee from Russian air attacks.
People take shelter from possible Russian air attacks in a Kyiv underground station.
PHOTO: IRAKLI GEDENIDZE / ReutersPeople take shelter from possible Russian air attacks in a Kyiv underground station.
A visibly emotional Ukrainian woman hugs a baby after crossing the border from Ukraine into Slovakia, into the city of Ubla.
PHOTO: RADOVAN STOKLASA / ReutersA visibly emotional Ukrainian woman hugs a baby after crossing the border from Ukraine into Slovakia, into the city of Ubla.
A woman surveys the damage in one of the rooms in her Kyiv home.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersA woman surveys the damage in one of the rooms in her Kyiv home.
The inside of a damaged school in Holivka, in the separatist-held region of Donetsk.
PHOTO: ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO / ReutersThe inside of a damaged school in Holivka, in the separatist-held region of Donetsk.
Women, children and senior citizens take refuge in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
PHOTO: VIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI / ReutersWomen, children and senior citizens take refuge in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
A couple embrace in the city of Ubla, after managing to cross the Ukrainian border with Slovakia.
PHOTO: RADOVAN STOKLASA / ReutersA couple embrace in the city of Ubla, after managing to cross the Ukrainian border with Slovakia.
A child sits on a swing opposite a Kyiv residential building badly damaged by a Russian assault.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersA child sits on a swing opposite a Kyiv residential building badly damaged by a Russian assault.
Crowds wait to board a train evacuating people from Kyiv to Lviv, at the central train station in the Ukrainian capital.
PHOTO: UMIT BEKTAS / ReutersCrowds wait to board a train evacuating people from Kyiv to Lviv, at the central train station in the Ukrainian capital.
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