Portraits of war: See how the attack on Ukraine has affected its people
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, more than 2.5 million people have been displaced.
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A fireman embraces a woman outside a damaged apartment building in Kyiv on March 15, 2022, after strikes on residential areas killed at least two people, Ukraine emergency services said as Russian troops intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
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Russia's war in Ukraine just entered its fourth week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded his ex-Soviet neighbor on Feb. 24, an unprovoked act that has led to carnage across the country. The war has displaced more than 3 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children.
As desperate Ukrainians flee their homes to neighboring NATO member countries — Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania — Russian forces pummel the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Mariupol with missiles and artillery.
Since the Kremlin's Feb. 24. invasion, more than 700 people have died, according to a tally provided by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday. At least 52 children have died, he said.
Here is a look at some of the faces and lives affected by Russia's horrific war.
Editor's Note: Some images may contain graphic content.
Injured civilians from Mariupol receive treatment in Zaporizhzhia
Injured civilians from Mariupol, receive treatment in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 18, 2022 as evacuations from Mariupol continue amid Russian attacks.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a residential building is hit by a Russian attack in Kyiv
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a residential building hit by a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022.
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Empty strollers are seen placed outside the Lviv city council to highlight children killed in the war
In this picture taken on March 18, 2022, empty strollers are seen placed outside the Lviv city council during an action to highlight the number of children killed in the ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Yuriy Dyachyshyn | AFP | Getty Images
An Ukrainian serviceman stands among damages in a residential area after shelling in Kyiv
An Ukranian serviceman stands among damages in a residential area after shelling in Kyiv on March 18, 2022, as Russian troops try to encircle the Ukrainian capital as part of their slow-moving offensive.
Aris Messinis | AFP | Getty Images
Police officers detain a man in Moscow during a protest against Russian military action in Ukraine
Police officers detain a man during a protest against Russian military action in Ukraine, in Manezhnaya Square in central Moscow on March 13, 2022.
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The mother of an Ukrainian officer cries over the coffin that holds her son's body in Lviv
The mother of Ukrainian officer Ivan Skrypnyk cries over the coffin with the body of her son, during the funeral ceremony on March 17, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian soldiers walk hand in hand in Kyiv
A couple of Ukrainian soldiers walks hand in hand amid Russian invasion of Ukraine in Kyiv on March 17, 2022, as Russian troops try to encircle the Ukrainian capital as part of their slow-moving offensive.
Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images
A resident rides a bicycle past a charred armored vehicle in Volnovakha
A local resident rides a bicycle past a charred armoured vehicle during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 15, 2022.
Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters
Alexandra, 86, cries after her apartment was destroyed by a rocket attack in Kharkiv
Alexandra, 86, cries after her apartment was destroyed by a Grad rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022.
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Residents seeking refuge in a basement in Mariupol
Local residents, who seek refuge in the basement of a building during Ukraine-Russia conflict, are seen in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 17, 2022.
Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters
First responders work in a building that was struck by a rocket attack in Kharkiv
First responders work in a building that was struck by a Grad rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022.
Wolfgang Schwan | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
A Ukrainian child arrives in Madrid
A taxi driver takes a Ukrainian refugee child in his arms from his taxi as they arrive to Madrid. A convoy of taxis traveled from Madrid to the Polish-Ukrainian border carrying humanitarian aid and bringing back Ukrainian families fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in total 133 refugees, of which 60 are children. The convoy arrived to the foundation 'Mensajeros de la Paz', which will provide them accommodation.
Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images
A person mourns next to a wrapped body near a residential building in Kyiv
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A person mourns next to a wrapped body near a residential building which was hit by the debris from a downed rocket in Kyiv on March 17, 2022.
Fadel Senna | AFP | Getty Images
A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces assists a woman crossing the street in Kharkiv
A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces assists a woman to cross the street in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Andrew Marienko | AP
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with wounded soldiers in Kyiv
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits an injured Ukrainian serviceman at a military hospital, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 13, 2022.
Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters
A father bids farewell to his wife and child fleeing Lviv
Ukrainian displaced civilians wait in the train station as they flee from the war in Lviv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022.
Narciso Contreras | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
A man collects personal items from his destroyed residence in Kharkiv
A resident carries belongings out of an apartment building heavily damaged after a Russian rocket exploded just outside it in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv on March 13, 2022, amid the ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Sergey Bobok | AFP | Getty Images
A school gym converted into a shelter for Ukrainian refugees in the town of Suceava, Romania
An Ukrainian evacuee walks past beds that have been prepared in a school gym which has been converted into a shelter for Ukrainian refugees in the town of Suceava, Romania on March 18, 2022.
Armend Nimani | AFP | Getty Images
Civilians take shelter in the Kharkiv Metro
A view of people taking refuge at the Kharkiv Metro Station in Kharkiv, Ukraine as Russian attacks continue.
Andrea Carrubba | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
Children take refuge in Taganrog in the Rostov region of Russia
Children stay at a temporary accommodation centre for evacuees, including residents of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, in the building of a local sports school in Taganrog in the Rostov region, Russia March 17, 2022.
Sergey Pivovarov | Reuters
A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces stands next to his armored personnel carrier in Kharkiv
A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces stands next to his APC in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Andrew Marienko | AP
Ukrainian refugees flee Lviv
Children look out from a carriage window as a train prepares to depart from a station in Lviv, western Ukraine, enroute to the town of Uzhhorod near the border with Slovakia, on March 3, 2022.
Daniel Leal | AFP | Getty Images
Refugee children are given blankets by Slovakian rescue workers
Refugee children fleeing Ukraine are given blankets by Slovakian rescue workers to keep warm at the Velke Slemence border crossing on March 09, 2022 in Velke Slemence, Slovakia.
Christopher Furlong | Getty Images
Ukraine's youngest parliament member patrols the streets of Kyiv
Ukrainian youngest parliament member 26-year-old Sviatoslav Yurash is seen at a street with his weapon to defend Kyiv as Russiaâs attacks on Ukraine entered the fourth day in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 27, 2022.
Aytac Unal | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
A couple says goodbye before boarding trains
Vladimir Golyadynets says goodbye to his partner Olga Shmigal before boarding a train to Dnipro from the main train terminal on March 09, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers in the Luhansk Region
A wounded servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces looks on after the battle with Russian troops and Russia-backed separatists in Lugansk region on March 8, 2022.
Anatolii Stepanov | AFP | Getty Images
Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra perform
Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Herman Makarenko perform, during an open-air concert named "Free Sky" at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022.
Gleb Garanich | Reuters
Ukrainian refugees who fled to Krakow
A women seen sitting on the camp-bed in the sports hall of the Cracovia club where accommodation was organised for refugees from Ukraine coming to Krakow.
Wojciech Grabowski | Lightrocket | Getty Images
A Lviv resident makes antitank obstacles
A local resident makes anti-tank obstacles to defend his and others cities, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine March 2, 2022.
Pavlo Palamarchuk | Reuters
A woman kneels beside two graves at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv
A woman stands besides two graves at Lychakiv cemetery after a joint funeral for two soldiers who died in the east of the country during recent fighting, on March 08, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images
Civilians seeking to leave the city arrive at a train station in Lviv
Civilians seeking to leave the city arrive at a train station in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 4, 2022, amid Russian attacks..
Alejandro Martinez | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
Civilians fleeing Irpin killed by Russian shells
People from the same family lie dead on the ground after the Russian army shelled the evacuation point of Irpin, on March 6, 2022, in Irpin, Ukraine.
Diego Herrera | Europa Press | Getty Images
The first female volunteer to get a full military contract with the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine
Iryna Sergeyeva, Ukraine's first female volunteer fighter to get a full military contract of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, the military reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, holds her Kalashnikov mashine-gun as she attends a military training in an underground garage that has been converted into a training and logistics base in Kyiv, on March 11, 2022.
Sergei Supinsky | Afp | Getty Images
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya reacts during a Security Council meeting
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya reacts during a United Nations Security Council meeting, on a resolution regarding Russia's actions toward Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2022.
Carlo Allegri | Reuters
Ukrainian refugee girl who arrived in Przemysl, Poland
Refugee girl from Ukraine who arrived from Przemysl is seen on a train at the main railway station in Krakow, Poland on March 7, 2022.
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Civilians flee from Russian attacks in Irpin
Civilians continue to flee from Irpin due to ongoing Russian attacks as snow falls in Irpin, Ukraine on March 08, 2022.
Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
People fleeing gather at the train station in Lviv
People fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine gather at the train station in Lviv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.
Pavlo Palamarchuk | Reuters
Emergency workers and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a shelled maternity hospital in Mariupol
Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Evgeniy Maloletka | AP
A Ukrainian woman holds her 3-month-old baby at the Western Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary
A Ukrainian woman holds her 3-month-old baby at the Western Railway Station as they flee Ukraine on March 9, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.
Janos Kummer | Getty Images
Ukrainian refugees who fled to Krakow
Refugees from Ukraine who arrived to Krakow due to ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine are seen at a temporary shelter inside the reception point organized in a former historic building of railway station in Krakow, Poland on March 11, 2022.
Beata Zawrzel | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
A mother carrying an infant arrives in Poland at the Medyka border crossing
Women and children from war-torn Ukraine, including a mother carrying an infant, arrive in Poland at the Medyka border crossing on March 04, 2022.
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Servicemen carry coffins during funerals of two Ukrainian soldiers killed by Russian forces
Servicemen carry coffins during funerals of Dmytro Kotenko, Vasyl Vyshyvany and Kyrylo Moroz, Ukrainian servicemen killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at Lychakiv cemetery in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 9, 2022.
Yuriy Dyachyshyn | AFP | Getty Images
Military training for civilians conducted in Ivano-Frankivsk
A civilian after moving to a bomb shelter because of an air raid alarm during military training for civilians conducted by the Prosvita society in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on Friday, March 11, 2022.
Alexey Furman | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his regular address to the nation in Kyiv
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 12, 2022.
Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues, in Moscow, Russia February 28, 2022.
Aleksey Nikolskyi | Reuters
A woman walks in front of a damaged residential building in Volnovakha
A woman walks in front of a residential building which was damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the separatist-controlled town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 11, 2022.
Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters
Families board buses from Lviv to the border with Poland
Families board buses to the border with Poland on March 12, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images
Refugees make their way to the Krakovets border crossing with Poland
Refugees fleeing conflict make their way to the Krakovets border crossing with Poland on March 09, 2022 in Krakovets, Ukraine.
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images
An abandoned doll next to a car riddled with bullets in Irpin
This photograph taken on March 12, 2022 shows an abandoned doll next to a car riddled with bullets in Irpin, north of Kyiv. - Russian forces stepped up the pressure on Kyiv on March 12, 2022.
Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images
Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge in Irpin
Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge as she evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 8, 2022.
Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images
A woman reacts as her relatives cross a destroyed bridge while evacuating the city of Irpin
A woman reacts as her relatives cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 8, 2022.
Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images
Members of the Jewish community of Odesa board a bus to flee Russia's invasion
Alexandra, 12, holds her sister Esyea, 6, who cries as she waves at her mother, Irina, while members of the Jewish community of Odesa board a bus to flee Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 7, 2022.
Alexandros Avramidis | Reuters
A woman crosses the street near antitank constructions in central Kyiv
A woman crosses the street as anti-tank constructions are seen in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2022.
Gleb Garanich | Reuters
Members of the National Guard of Ukraine celebrate their wedding on the front lines
Members of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr and Olena react at their wedding during Ukraine-Russia conflict, at a checkpoint in unknown location, in Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 8, 2022.
National Guard of Ukraine | Reuters
A child fleeing from Ukraine makes a heart gesture while waiting for transport at Nyugati station
A refugee child fleeing from Ukraine gestures when waiting for transport at Nyugati station, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Budapest, Hungary, February 28, 2022.
Marton Monus | Reuters
