Database of 305 videos exposes the horrors of war in Ukraine

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On Feb. 24, as Russian forces rolled into Ukraine and missiles began to strike Kyiv, civilians picked up their phones and pressed record. For eight months, they have documented the war, allowing the world to witness the conflict in Ukraine through the eyes of its people.

New videos emerge each day, taken by local residents, soldiers and public officials. They show the trails of rockets streaming through the sky and the smoldering ruins of towns. Footage has shown slain civilians, some bearing signs of torture, lying in neighborhood streets or unearthed from mass graves.

A growing body of visual evidence has become instrumental for war crimes prosecutors, while also propelling global outrage against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war.

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The Washington Post’s visual forensics team has been verifying and cataloguing videos since the start of the invasion. This work is searchable in a database that continues to be updated, though at a slower pace than in the first months of the war, with the emphasis more recently on key events. The videos have been uploaded in raw format; graphic content is clearly marked.

Amid the onslaught of death and rubble in this database, certain trends are apparent:

  • Little has been spared. Houses, apartment buildings and playgrounds have been destroyed across Ukraine.
    See videos of residential areas
  • Patients seeking care became victims of war. A maternity hospital, a cancer ward and a children’s dental clinic are among hundreds of health facilities that have been struck.
    See videos of medical facilities
  • Bombardments are routine. Security cameras and citizens filming from their windows have captured moments when strikes reduce structures to rubble.
    See videos of military strikes
  • Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and officials in Kyiv warn of a difficult winter ahead.
    See infrastructure attacks
  • Ukrainian soldiers have recorded their successes — from the battles that saved the capital in the spring to the recent counteroffensive that has forced Russia to retreat in parts of the east and south.
    See counteroffensives

If you’re in Ukraine and have footage you recorded of what is going on, please send it to us on Telegram at 202-580-1002. The Post will continue to verify videos of the Russian invasion.

Jan. 28, 2023

Shelling in Kostyantynivka kills 3, injures 6
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Video posted on Jan. 28, filmed by Sasha Sakharuk, shows a damaged residential area, Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk oblast after alleged Russian shelling killed at least three civilians and injured six others, according to local authorities. (
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Jan. 26, 2023

Missile strikes cause power outages across Ukraine
Myrne
Infrastructure
Video posted on Jan. 26 shows smoke emanating from an electrical substation near Myrne, in the Odessa oblast, after a wave of alleged Russian missile strikes hit energy infrastructure, according to a local official.(
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Jan. 14, 2023

Aftermath of a missile strike on a residential apartment building in Dnipro
Residential area
Video posted on Jan. 14 shows people searching the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Dnipro, after an alleged Russian missile strike resulted in at least 46 deaths, according to Ukrainian officials.(
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Video posted on Jan. 14 shows smoke rising from the aftermath of an alleged Russian missile strike that hit an apartment building in Dnipro. (
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Video posted on Jan. 14 shows a fire in a partially collapsed apartment building in Dnipro, after an alleged Russian missile strike.(
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Video posted on Jan. 14 shows rescue crews working on a partially collapsed apartment building in Dnipro, after an alleged Russian missile strike. (
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Video posted on Jan. 14 shows a police car at the scene of a fire in a partially collapsed apartment building in Dnipro, after an alleged Russian missile strike.(
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Nov. 15, 2022

Barrage of missile strikes plunges Kyiv into darkness
Kyiv
Civilian areas
Video posted on Nov. 15 shows vehicles navigating darkness in Kyiv after authorities said a barrage of Russian strikes knocked out power for millions in the country. (
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Attacks hit locations in Kyiv
Kyiv
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Video posted on Nov. 15 shows the aftermath of a reported Russian strike that hit a residential area in Kyiv.(
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Power outages in Lviv
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Infastructure
Video taken by Denis Ivancic on Nov. 15 shows central Lviv as authorities reported power outages across the country.(
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Nov. 11, 2022

Ukrainians celebrate in Kherson after Russian withdrawal
Kherson
Civilian area
Counteroffensives
Video posted on Nov. 11 shows Ukrainians celebrating in central Kherson after Russian forces withdrew from the city.(
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Civilian area
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Video posted late on Nov. 11 shows Ukrainians celebrating in Kherson's central square following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the city. (
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Video posted on Nov. 11 shows Ukrainians celebrating in central Kherson after Russian forces withdrew from the city.(
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Jubilant residents of Kherson are seen in video posted on Nov. 11 after Russia announced a retreat from right bank of the Dnieper River.(
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Damage to Antonovsky bridge in Kherson
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Video posted on Nov. 11 shows heavy damage to the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson.(
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Nov. 10, 2022

Ukrainian forces retake Stanislav, west of Kherson city
Stanislav
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People sing and clap as a Ukrainian flag is raised in Stanislav, a village about 20 miles west of Kherson city, in a video posted on Nov. 10.(
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Ukrainian recapture of Kyselivka, outside the city of Kherson
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Video posted on Nov. 10 shows Ukrainian forces in newly liberated Kyselivka, less than 10 miles from the edge of Kherson city. (
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Ukrainian forces in liberated Snihurivka in Mykolaiv oblast
Snihurivka
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Civilians clap and cheer for Ukrainian soldiers in the newly liberated town of Snihurivka, less than 30 miles northeast of Kherson, in a video posted on Nov. 10.(
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Nov. 9, 2022

Ukrainian forces film themselves in the town of Bruskynske, Kherson, after Russian troop withdrawal
Bruskynske
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Video shows Ukrainian forces in Bruskyns'ke, Kherson Oblast. A soldier shows his phone, which reads 15:16 on Nov. 9. The video was posted on Nov. 10.(
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Nov. 3, 2022

Government building damaged in Kherson region
Kherson
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Video posted on Nov. 3 shows heavy damage from shelling to a government building in Russian-controlled Hola Prystan in Kherson oblast.(
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Video posted on Nov. 3 shows a government building in Russian-controlled Hola Prystan in Kherson heavily damaged from shelling.(
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Oct. 31, 2022

Smoke rises from Zaporizhzhia power plant amid attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Zaporizhzhia
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Heavy black smoke rises from the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant in Zaporizhzhia in a video posted on Oct. 31. (
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Oct. 28, 2022

Kyiv residents experience blackouts
Kyiv
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Footage from Oct. 28 shows Kyiv-area apartment buildings and streets in darkness during blackouts.(
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Oct. 27, 2022

Fuel storage on fire in Donetsk oblast
Shakhtarsk
Infrastructure
Thick black smoke billows from a fire at a fuel storage facility in Shakhtarsk in a video posted on Oct. 27.(
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Infrastructure
Video posted on Oct. 27 shows thick smoke rising from two fires at a fuel storage facility in Shakhtarsk.(
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Oct. 17, 2022

Offices of Ukraine’s electric transmission company in Kyiv on fire
Infrastructure
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Video captures the moment a kamikaze drone struck the offices of Ukraine’s electric transmission company in central Kyiv on Oct. 17.(
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Infrastructure
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Video shows the moments just after a kamikaze drone struck the offices of Ukraine’s electric transmission company in central Kyiv on Oct. 17.(
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Video captures a kamikaze drone as it crashes and explodes near the offices of Ukraine’s electric transmission company in central Kyiv on Oct. 17.(
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Oct. 10, 2022

Aftermath of a strike on an electric substation in Konotop
Konotop
Infrastructure
Black smoke is seen rising from an electric substation just south of Konotop in the Sumy region in footage posted on Oct. 10.(
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Thermal power plant in Ladyzhyn damaged in strikes
Ladyzhyn
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Video posted on Oct. 11 shows the damage from strikes at a power plant near Ladyzhyn in Vinnytsya.(
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Smoke plume rising from power plant south of Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih
Infrastructure
Thick, black smoke rises from a thermal power plant located about 25 miles south of Kryvyi Rih, in a video posted on Oct. 10.(
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Burshtynska thermal power plant on fire in Ivano-Frankivsk
Infrastructure
Video posted on Oct. 11 shows the Burshtynska thermal power plant in the Ivano-Frankivsk region engulfed in flames and smoke after Russian missiles struck.(
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Electric substation struck in Lviv
Infrastructure
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Dash-cam footage posted on Oct. 10 captures the moment a Russian missile struck an electric substation in Lviv. The critical infrastructure is used to distribute electricity powering the region’s factories, hospitals and homes.(
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Multiple power plants damaged in Kyiv
Infrastructure
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Video from Oct. 10 shows an explosion at Kyiv’s cogeneration thermal power plant No. 5, followed by a cruise missile flying overhead, and a second explosion at the plant caused by that cruise missile.(
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Infrastructure
A large, dark smoke plume can be seen rising from cogeneration thermal power plant No. 6 in northeast Kyiv, in footage posted on Oct. 11.(
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Security camera video from Oct. 10 shows two missile strikes near Kyiv’s cogeneration thermal power plant No. 3.(
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Oct. 8, 2022

Explosion damages bridge between Crimea and Russia
Infrastructure
Video posted to Telegram on Oct. 8 shows a section of the Crimean Bridge destroyed after an explosion.(
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A traffic jam is seen in Crimea after the bridge explosion, in a video posted on Oct. 9.(
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Video posted on Oct. 8 shows the fiery aftermath of an explosion on the Crimean Bridge. (
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A security camera video posted to Telegram on Oct. 8 captured the moment of the explosion on the Crimean Bridge.(
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Footage posted to Telegram on Oct. 8 from security cameras shows the explosion on the Crimean Bridge. (
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A video posted on Oct. 8 shows a fire on the Crimean Bridge, seen from a distance.(
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Video shows part of the Crimean Bridge on fire after an explosion on Oct. 8.(
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Oct. 4, 2022

Ukrainian forces in liberated Velyka Oleksandrivka in Kherson oblast
Velyka Oleksandrivka
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Ukrainian forces wave flags from a government building in liberated Velyka Oleksandrivka, in a video posted on Oct. 4.(
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Oct. 1, 2022

Ukrainian forces retake Lyman a day after Putin claims to annex the region
Lyman
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Ukrainian forces gather in central Lyman after recapturing it from Russia, in a video posted on Oct. 1.(
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Sept. 13, 2022

Remnants of a TOS-1A a multiple rocket launcher on a street in Izyum
Video posted by the Ukrainian military on Sept. 13 shows the remnants of a TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher on a street in Izyum.(
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Sept. 11, 2022

Abandoned Russian artillery vehicle on a street in Izyum
Footage shot on the streets of Izyum and posted on Sept. 11 includes views of an abandoned Russian 2S19 MSTA-S artillery vehicle.(
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Abandoned tanks in Izyum
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Video posted by the Ukrainian military on Sept. 11 shows abandoned Russian tanks near Izyum, after Ukrainian forces recaptured parts of the Kharkiv region.(
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Some of the Russian vehicles left behind in Izyum appeared to be in relatively good condition, as shown in video posted by the Ukrainian military on Sept. 11.(
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Sept. 10, 2022

Ukrainian recapture of Izyum
Izyum
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Ukrainian forces arrive at a northern entrance to Izyum, in video posted on Sept. 10.(
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Sept. 9, 2022

Civilians embrace Ukrainian forces after liberation of Balakliya
Balakliya
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Civilians celebrate and hug Ukrainian troops after their town is liberated, in video posted on Sept. 9.(
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Sept. 8, 2022

Ukrainian forces in liberated Balakliya
Balakliya
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Video released on Sept. 8 shows Ukrainian forces after the recapture of Balakliya.(
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Residents greet Ukrainian soldiers in newly liberated Borivske
Borivske
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Residents wave and clap for Ukrainian soldiers after the liberation of Borivske, in video posted on Sept. 8.(
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American volunteer fighter films attack on village in Mykolaiv region
Residential area
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Footage recorded Sept. 8 by Paul Smith, an American volunteer fighting with Ukrainian forces, shows him firing antitank weapons and a machine gun during a ground assault on a village in the southern Mykolaiv region.(
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Aug. 9, 2022

Multiple explosions hit Crimea air base
Military facility
Crimea resident Nikolay Abbasov filmed a column of smoke rising from the direction of Saki air base, which was hit by a series of blasts on Aug. 9.
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Beachgoers in Crimea filmed at least one explosion at the Saki air base on Aug. 9.(
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Video taken by Crimea resident Nikolay Abbasov captured gray, mushroom-shaped clouds in the sky after nearly simultaneous blasts rocked the Saki air base on Aug. 9.
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Shock waves from the explosions at Crimea's Saki air base shattered windows in residential buildings in town, video taken by witness Dmitry Filatov on Aug. 9 shows.

July 29, 2022

Dozens of Ukrainian POWs killed in blast in Olenivka
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A pro-Russian journalist shared a video showing the aftermath of an explosion on July 29 that tore through a Russian separatist-controlled prison housing hundreds of Ukrainian detainees on the outskirts of Olenivka. Multiple dead and charred bodies are visible inside and outside the compound. The blast killed at least 50 people, according to Russian officials. Each side blamed the other for the attack.(
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A pro-Russian journalist shared video of what he claimed were fragments of a HIMARS rocket launched by Ukraine at the scene of a blast that killed dozens of Ukrainian detainees at a Russian separatist-controlled prison on the outskirts of Olenivka on July 29.(
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July 12, 2022

Strike on apartment complex in eastern Ukraine
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Ukraine’s State Emergency Services posted video on July 12 showing the destruction from Russian rockets that razed an apartment complex in Chasiv Yar three days earlier. The emergency services said at least 41 people were killed.(
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July 1, 2022

Video shows aftermath of Odessa strike
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Video posted to Telegram on July 1 shows the ruins of a recreational center in the resort town of Serhiivka, near Odessa, after it was struck by a missile.(
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Video posted by Ukraine’s State Emergency Services on July 1 shows a destroyed apartment building and dead cats in the rubble after an overnight strike near Odessa that killed at least 20 people, according to the emergency services.(
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June 27, 2022

Deadly Russian missile strike on mall in Kremenchuk
Civilian area
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video showing a shopping mall in Kremenchuk on fire after he said it was hit in a Russian missile strike on June 27, which Ukrainian officials said killed at least 18.(
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CCTV footage from a park in Kremenchuk shows the moment a Russian missile struck a nearby shopping mall on June 27.(
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June 10, 2022

Ukrainian soccer stadium destroyed in Russian strike
Bashtanka
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At least two people were killed when Russian forces struck multiple locations, including a soccer stadium, in Bashtanka on June 7, the regional government said. Footage posted by Maria Avdeeva, a researcher from Kharkiv, on June 10 shows severe damage to the stadium.(
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June 5, 2022

Aftermath of shelling in Lysychansk
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Shelling struck the beleaguered city of Lysychansk, destroying buildings, including humanitarian aid headquarters, Ukrainian police said on June 5.(
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May 22, 2022

Bridge connecting Severodonetsk and Lysychansk destroyed by Russians
Infrastructure
Civilian area
Footage shared on May 22 by Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk oblast, showed that the Pavlograd bridge connecting Severodonetsk and Lysychansk was destroyed during fighting.(
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May 9, 2022

Strikes near Azovstal plant in Mariupol
Infrastructure
An aerial video shared on May 9 shows several strikes on rail lines leading into the Azovstal steel and ironworks plant in Mariupol, as well as billowing smoke rising from nearby buildings. Earlier in the day, a Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman said Russia was “storming” the plant, the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the city.(
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May 5, 2022

Video shows Russian ‘filtration camp,’ Mariupol mayor’s office says
School
The office of the Mariupol mayor released video on Telegram on May 5 claiming to show the inside of a Russian “filtration camp” housing men forcibly taken from Mariupol. This clip was filmed inside a school in the Ukrainian village of Bezimenne, east of Mariupol, geolocation shows. The Post was unable to independently verify the claims, but satellite imagery from late March showed the rapid construction of temporary camps in Bezimenne, just a few blocks north of the school.(
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School
Video released by the office of the Mariupol mayor on Telegram on May 5 claimed to show the inside of a Russian “filtration camp.” This clip was filmed inside a school in the Ukrainian village of Bezimenne, east of Mariupol, geolocation shows. The school is on the coast of the Sea of Azov, which is briefly shown in this video. The Post was unable to independently verify the claims.(
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School
The office of the Mariupol mayor released video on Telegram on May 5 claiming to show the inside of a Russian “filtration camp.” This clip was filmed inside a school in the Ukrainian village of Bezimenne, east of Mariupol, geolocation shows. The Post was unable to independently verify the claims, but satellite imagery from late March showed the rapid construction of temporary camps in Bezimenne, just a few blocks north of the school.(
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Drone footage shows multiple explosions at steel plant
Infrastructure
Drone footage shared on the right-wing Azov Regiment’s Telegram channel on May 5 shows multiple explosions at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the last holdout for Ukrainians in the city.(
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May 4, 2022

Explosions to the south of Izyum
Kharkiv oblast
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Ukraine’s military released drone footage on May of explosions that it said were attacks on Russian military assets in the east of the country.(
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Strike hits bridge in Dnipro
Civilian area
Infrastructure
Video time-stamped May 4 shows an explosion on the Amurskyi Bridge in the center of Dnipro, which is used by both cars and trains to cross the Dnieper River. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov reported shelling in the area and warned residents to seek shelter.(
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Video posted on May 4 shows an explosion on the Amurskyi Bridge in the center of Dnipro, which is used by both cars and trains to cross the Dnieper River. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov reported shelling in the area and warned residents to seek shelter.(
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Ruins of Mariupol theater
Civilian area
Video posted to Telegram on May 4 shows abandoned cars, mangled building materials and cleanup crews outside the heavily damaged Mariupol theater, which was bombed on March 16.(
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May 1, 2022

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant
Civilian area
Infrastructure
Video posted by the far-right Azov Regiment shows civilians being evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 1. Officials said they believed up to 1,000 people had sought refuge at the complex, which was pummeled for days by Russian strikes.(
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April 28, 2022

Missiles hit central Kyiv
Civilian area
Russian missiles struck the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, the same day the U.N. secretary general visited. Video posted on April 28 shows fire and smoke in the Shevchenkivskyi district of central Kyiv. (
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Russian missiles struck the capital, according to Ukrainian officials, the same day the U.N. secretary general visited. Video posted on April 28 shows a plume of smoke rising from the Shevchenkivskyi district of central Kyiv, followed by a blast.(
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April 23, 2022

Missile strike in Odessa
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Video posted on Twitter on April 23 shows smoke coming from a residential building in Odessa. Ukrainian officials said at least eight people were killed in multiple missile strikes. (
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Video posted on Twitter on April 23 shows plumes of smoke rising from a residential building in Odessa. Ukrainian officials said at least eight people were killed in multiple missile strikes. (
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April 19, 2022

Dead bodies on Mariupol's streets: Bodies of more than a dozen civilians lay on a street south of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, videos show. Mariupol has become the site of some of the war’s worst devastation, and Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of targeting unarmed civilians.
Bodies of civilians on Mariupol streets
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Multiple dead bodies can be seen along a highway south of Mariupol's Ilyich steel and iron works in this video posted to social media on April 19. Other videos posted as early as April 15 show the bodies of at least a dozen civilians lying on streets in Mariupol. (
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April 8, 2022

Kramatorsk train station attack: A missile struck the train station in this town in eastern Ukraine on April 8. At least 50 were killed and more than 90 were injured, according to the regional governor. Hundreds of evacuees had been gathering at the station that day to escape a looming Russian offensive.
Aftermath of deadly Kramatorsk train station attack
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Video shows part of a missile with the Russian words "for the children" painted on it, after a strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine on April 8.(
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Video shows the panic that unfolded in the aftermath of a missile attack on the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8, which killed at least 50 people trying to flee the region. People can be seen dragging the bodies of those killed or injured. (
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Video shows dead bodies, including one of a child, in the aftermath of a missile attack on the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8. The attack killed at least 50 people trying to flee the region. (
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Video shows dead bodies, including one of a child, in the aftermath of a missile attack on the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8 that killed at least 50 people trying to flee the region. (
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April 7, 2022

Drone video shows bodies, Russian military vehicle in Bucha
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Drone footage from Bucha shows civilian casualties, widespread damage to buildings and Russian military vehicles. The video was distributed by Sergey Korotkikh, a commander of the far-right Azov Regiment, and was first published on April 7 by Meduza, a Russian news outlet banned by the Kremlin. The Post confirmed through information from satellite imagery and other videos that it was filmed sometime after March 19.(
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April 6, 2022

Trenches in Chernobyl radioactive exclusion zone
Infrastructure
A drone video shows trenches in the forest near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant site. The footage was shared on April 6 by the Telegram channel of Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned atomic energy enterprise. (
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April 5, 2022

Drone video shows killing of cyclist weeks before Russian withdrawal from Bucha
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Drone video posted to Telegram, verified by Bellingcat on April 5 and confirmed by The Washington Post, shows what appears to be a Russian BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle firing at and apparently killing a civilian on a bicycle. High-resolution satellite imagery provided to The Post by Planet Labs suggests the video was filmed after the Russian takeover of Bucha but before March 11, based on damage to a destroyed house. (
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April 4, 2022

Apparent killing of Russian soldier by Ukrainian troops
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A graphic video shared on April 4 shows the apparent killing of an injured Russian soldier by Ukrainian troops in Dmytrivka, west of Kyiv. “Look, he’s still alive. He’s wheezing,” a man says in Russian, as one of the men lying on the ground appears to struggle to breathe. The injured man is then shot several times.(
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Corpses wrapped in body bags in Bucha
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People wrapped up two corpses in body bags after the month-long Russian occupation of Bucha, in video posted by British journalist John Sweeney on April 4. (
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April 3, 2022

Body left in car on highway near Bucha for nearly a month
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Video posted to Twitter on April 3 by a member of Ukraine’s parliament shows the body of a woman dressed in civilian clothes in a car riddled with holes that appear to be from bullets or shrapnel. Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies show that the vehicle had been in the same location on a highway near Bucha for at least 3½ weeks.(
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Gunfire at Ukrainian protest of Russian invasion
Protest
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Video posted on April 3 shows a protest in the southern city of Kakhovka interrupted by a loud barrage of ammunition. Demonstrators carried Ukrainian flags and chanted, “[go] home.”(
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Protest
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Video posted on April 3 shows Russian soldiers moving protesters away from a main square in Kakhovka, a Russian-occupied city in the Kherson region. About two minutes into the video, soldiers discharge a barrage of ammunition and an explosion erupts. (
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April 2, 2022

Atrocities in Bucha: As Russian troops withdrew from areas surrounding Kyiv, videos emerged of multiple dead bodies lying on the streets of nearby Bucha.
Bodies and destruction lined the streets of Bucha after Russian retreat
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Several bodies are seen lying in the streets of a residential area in Bucha after the Russian withdrawal, in video posted to social media on April 1. (
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Video posted to social media on April 2 shows two men driving through the city of Bucha after Russian forces left. They passed abandoned cars, some of which appear to have been stripped for parts. (
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Video posted April 2 shows the bodies of three people, one lying next to a bicycle and the others in the road, in Bucha after Russian forces' withdrawal.(
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A number of bodies are seen lying in the streets of a residential area of Bucha after Russian forces retreated, in a video posted to social media on April 2.(
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Video filmed from a vehicle and posted on April 2 shows burned-out and destroyed shops in Bucha after Russian forces withdrew.(
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Russian forces fired on protesters in occupied Enerhodar
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Russian troops appeared to use lethal force to disperse a peaceful protest in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar on April 2, video posted to Telegram shows. Ukraine’s human rights ombudswoman said four people were injured.(
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Russian troops appeared to use lethal force to disperse peaceful protesters in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar on April 2, video posted to Telegram shows. Ukraine’s human rights ombudswoman said four people were injured.(
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Video posted on April 2 appeared to show Russians using lethal force to disperse protesters in Enerhodar. “There is a fight in the city center!” a man yelled while rushing away from multiple loud booms. “Russian occupiers attacked civilians. There was a peaceful protest here.” Ukraine’s human rights ombudswoman said four people were injured.(
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March 30, 2022

Drone video shows destruction in Mariupol
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Residential area
Drone video shared on March 30 shows widespread destruction in Mariupol, including the ruins of the Mariupol Drama Theater, which was bombed on March 16. (
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March 29, 2022

Missile struck government building
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Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim shared video on March 29 of the moment he said a Russian missile struck the city's main government building. Ukraine’s emergency services said seven people died and 22 were injured. (
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March 26, 2022

Protests in city housing Chernobyl workers
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Protesters chant, “Go home!” in Slavutych, a housing community for workers at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear plant site, in video from March 26. (
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Gunfire is heard and what appears to be tear gas fills a town square in Slavutych where protesters opposing the Russians gathered, in footage posted by Suspilne News on March 26. Slavutych is a housing community for workers at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear plant site.(
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Explosions rocked Lviv
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A large, dark cloud of smoke is seen near the site of a Russian strike in Lviv on March 26. Maksym Kozytskyy, Lviv’s governor and head of the regional military, said an oil depot and a factory had been hit in residential areas of the city, which is 50 miles from the border with Poland.(
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March 25, 2022

Aftermath of Mariupol theater bombing
Civilian area
Video from inside the Mariupol theater, which was hit by a Russian airstrike on March 16, was posted on social media on March 25. Hundreds of people were sheltering in the theater when it was hit. The video shows people covered in dust near the base of a staircase, with more people coming down from the level above.(
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Video from inside the Mariupol theater, which was hit by a Russian airstrike on March 16, was posted on social media on March 25, showing part of the interior reduced to rubble. Hundreds of people were sheltering in the theater when it was hit. (
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March 24, 2022

Strike hit civilians waiting for aid
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A Russian strike hit civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, leaving at least six dead and 15 injured, according to a statement from Oleh Synyehubov, the governor of Kharkiv. Security camera video time-stamped about noon on March 24 captured the moment of the strike as people lined up near the entrance to a post office.(
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Russian landing ship in flames at Ukrainian port
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Fires and smoke rose from a ship at a port in Berdyansk in a video posted on March 24. The Ukrainian navy identified it as the Orsk, a ship in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.(
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Fires and smoke rose from a ship at a port in Berdyansk in a video posted on March 24. The Ukrainian navy identified it as the Orsk, a ship in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.(
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Fires and smoke rose from a ship at a port in Berdyansk in a video posted on March 24. The Ukrainian navy identified it as the Orsk, a ship in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.(
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March 23, 2022

Residential complex in Kyiv badly damaged
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Fayna Town, a newly built residential complex in Kyiv, sustained damage from rocket strikes, according to video posted to Telegram on March 23. (
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Drone video shows Mariupol's destruction
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Drone video shared by Ukraine’s far-right Azov Regiment on March 23 revealed that Russian shelling and a siege had devastated Mariupol’s residential neighborhoods. The majority of the structures visible had sustained damage.(
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Russian drone strike hit Kyiv
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Video released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on March 23 shows firefighters running for shelter from live rounds, after a Russian drone strike hit a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system in the same area of Kyiv. (
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A Russian drone strike took out a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system near a residential area of Kyiv, according to a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 23. The Russians claimed the strike was carried out by a guided missile and targeted a Ukrainian air defense complex.(
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Bombed bridge in Chernihiv
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Russian forces bombed a key bridge in the besieged city of Chernihiv, cutting it off from the highway leading to Kyiv, local authorities said. Video posted March 23 showed the bridge, which crossed the Desna River, partly destroyed.(
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Russian forces bombed a key bridge in the besieged city of Chernihiv, cutting it off from the highway leading to Kyiv, local authorities said. Viacheslav Chaus, the Chernihiv region’s governor, said in a video posted to Facebook on March 23 that officials would find alternative routes for aid and vowed to rebuild the damaged infrastructure.(
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March 22, 2022

Russia launched cruise missiles near Sevastopol
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Russian naval forces launched long-range 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missiles from the waters off Sevastopol on March 22, according to analysis of this video by a weapons expert. At least four projectiles were fired from the water and appeared to be traveling northwest, away from the city, based on geolocation of this video.(
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Russian naval forces launched long-range 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missiles from the waters off Sevastopol on March 22, according to analysis of this video by a weapons expert. This video shows eight flares with long tails that appear to be airborne missiles flying over the Black Sea.(
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Ukrainian forces reclaimed town near Kyiv
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Police officials reviewed damage in the town of Makariv, about 40 miles west of Kyiv. The video, posted on March 22, shows damage to sites including Makariv’s cultural center, police station and multiple residential buildings. A highway was marred by shell craters.(
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March 21, 2022

Deadly strike on Kyiv shopping mall
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A shopping mall in Kyiv was destroyed in what Ukraine said was a Russian attack on the building. Footage posted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on March 21 shows the destruction of the Retroville mall the day after the attack. RFE/RL said at least eight people were killed, citing Ukraine's prosecutor general.(
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A security camera time-stamped March 20 caught the moment a missile struck the Retroville shopping complex in Kyiv, which killed at least eight people, officials said. A video posted by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the early hours of March 21 also shows rescue workers removing an injured man from the rubble.(
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Smoke rising from residential buildings
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Video uploaded to social media on March 21 was filmed from an apartment building near the eastern edge of Mariupol and shows smoke that appears to be coming from a residential area. (
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Damaged residential area in Odessa
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The State Emergency Service of Ukraine cleared rubble from a damaged area of Odessa in the aftermath of a suspected Russian strike, in video posted March 21.(
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Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov walked around residential buildings damaged by an alleged Russian strike. A resident said he heard shelling at about 5:50 a.m. on March 21.(
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Protesters fired on in Kherson
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A chaotic scene unfolded in a video posted online on March 21, showing protests in Kherson. Protesters jogged toward the center of Freedom Square. Then a loud boom erupted and what sounds like rapid-fire gunshots rang out as the crowd dispersed in panic. (
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Security camera footage posted March 21 shows smoke and loud bangs as dozens of people dispersed in Kherson’s Freedom Square. The Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office said Russians used firearms and noise grenades against civilians and that one person was injured.(
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March 20, 2022

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A group of protesters gathered in Berdyansk, in video posted on March 20. At least one man was beaten as multiple protesters were detained.(
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A group of protesters gathered near the Mirage amusement park in Berdyansk, in video posted March 20. They sang songs as people in riot gear looked on.(
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Protesters gathered in Enerhodar's central square to protest the deputy mayor's abduction
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People protested near Enerhodar's city council building after the abduction of Deputy Mayor Ivan Samoidyuk, in video posted on March 20. They chanted, "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes!" and "Enerhodar is Ukraine."(
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Protesters in Enerhodar confronted Russian soldiers trying to get through the crowd in a small vehicle, in video posted on March 20. A Russian soldier pointed his gun up in the air, and the sound of gunshots rang out twice. (
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Demonstrators gathered near Enerhodar's city council building to protest the abduction of Deputy Mayor Ivan Samoidyuk, in video posted on March 20. They chanted, "Freedom to Samoidyuk!"(
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A video posted on March 20 shows dozens of people gathering near Freedom Square in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson and forcing a Russian military vehicle to reverse. They chanted, “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes! Death to enemies!”(
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A video posted on March 20 shows dozens of people gathered near Freedom Square in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson and chanting the national anthem.(
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A video posted on March 20 shows dozens of people gathered near Freedom Square in Russian-occupied Kherson. They chanted, "Go home!"(
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A video posted on March 20 shows dozens of people gathering near Freedom Square in Russian-occupied Kherson. Some in the crowd blocked Russian military vehicles attempting to move down the street.(
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March 18, 2022

Military facility hit in Mykolaiv: A Russian bomb struck the barracks of a Ukrainian military facility in the southern city on March 18, according to the region's governor, Vitaliy Kim. Swedish journalists who documented the scene hours after the attack reported that at least 40 people were killed.
Shelling of Kramatorsk
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Surveillance camera video dated March 18 shows a projectile hitting an area near the center of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, followed by an explosion and a plume of smoke. Ukrainian authorities said two people were killed and at least six were injured in a Russian strike.(
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Video posted on March 18 shows a large plume of smoke rising behind stores in Kramatorsk, where Ukrainian authorities said two people were killed and at least six were injured in a Russian strike. (
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Video posted on March 18 by Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Donetsk region, shows severe damage to apartment buildings in Kramatorsk, where Ukrainian authorities said two people were killed and at least six were injured in a Russian strike. (
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The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that one person died and 11 were injured in Kharkiv when shelling hit a university and nearby residential buildings on March 18. The service posted footage of the scene in the aftermath of the shelling that morning. (
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Deadly Russian strike on military barracks in Mykolaiv
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Video recorded in the early hours of March 18 shows a collapsed building in Mykolaiv, as plumes of smoke rise above it. At least 40 soldiers were killed when a Russian bomb hit the barracks of a military facility in the southern city, according to Swedish journalists on the scene.(
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Video recorded in the early hours of March 18 shows a collapsed building in Mykolaiv. At least 40 soldiers were killed when a Russian bomb hit the barracks of a military facility there, Swedish journalists reported.(
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Video shows the damage inside the Mykolaiv barracks, where at least 40 soldiers were killed when a Russian bomb hit the facility on March 18, according to Swedish journalists on the scene.(
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Attack on residential area of Kyiv
Kyiv
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The State Emergency Service said in a March 18 video that at least one person was killed after a strike on a residential area in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district. It said first responders received a report of a fire at a five-story residential building at 8:04 a.m. (
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko describes the aftermath of an attack on a residential area in a March 18 video. He said at least one person was killed and that schools were also damaged. (
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March 17, 2022

Bodies recovered from destroyed apartment building
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In a video posted March 17, the State Emergency Service said it recovered the bodies of five people, including three children and their parents, after an apartment building in Chernihiv was destroyed.(
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The State Emergency Service of Kharkiv posted on Telegram on March 17 that a Russian attack hit Barabashovo market, one of the largest shopping centers in the city. A call for rescue services came in at 2:00 pm local time and they were extinguishing the fire. A Kharkiv resident confirmed the fire to The Post and said a different fire also took place nearby the day before. (
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A large cloud of black smoke envelops the Barabashovo market, one of the largest shopping centers in the city, seen in video posted on March 17. A Kharkiv resident confirmed the fire to The Post and said a different fire also took place nearby the day before.(
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Damage to school, civilian areas outside Kharkiv
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Video posted on March 17 shows a school in Merefa, just outside of Kharkiv, on fire. (
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A heavily damaged school in Merefa, just outside of Kharkiv, is seen on March 17.(
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March 16, 2022

Bombing of Mariupol Drama Theater: A Russian airstrike hit the city’s theater, where hundreds of residents had been sheltering, on March 16, according to the Mariupol city council. Satellite imagery before the attack showed the Russian word for “children” clearly marked in the front yard of the theater. Russian defense officials, without evidence, blamed the attack on a unit of the Ukrainian national guard.
Fire at Kharkiv market
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Large plumes of smoke rose from the Barabashovo market in the center of Kharkiv, seen in video posted on March 17 but said to have been from the day before. (
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Fires and ruined military vehicles
Kherson
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Video posted to social media on March 16 shows small fires and smoke around Russian military vehicles at the Kherson airport. (
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Smoke billowed from theater in Mariupol after strike
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Video from March 16 shows smoke billowing from the Mariupol Drama Theater, where people had been taking shelter. It's unclear how many people were killed when the building was struck.(
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Video from March 16 shows smoke billowing from the Mariupol Drama Theater, where people had been taking shelter. It's unclear how many people were killed when the building was struck.(
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March 15, 2022

Renewed shelling in Kharkiv
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A woman was rescued from an apartment building amid renewed shelling in Kharkiv, in a video posted by broadcasting group Suspilne Kharkiv on March 15.(
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Russian military vehicles passed through Kherson
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Video shared on March 15 shows Russian trucks driving through Kherson. Three of the vehicles in the convoy appear to be equipped with multiple rocket launcher systems and are traveling with support vehicles and resupply trucks carrying additional rockets.(
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Video shared on March 15 shows Russian trucks driving through Kherson. The streets were quiet — a stark contrast with the protests there days earlier.(
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March 14, 2022

Multiple strikes on residential area in Kharkiv
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As strikes continued in Kharkiv, fires can be seen in this video uploaded on March 14.(
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Surveillance video shared on March 14 shows explosions in residential areas of Kharkiv.(
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Two separate fires spread in the vicinity of Kharkiv’s central market and city administration offices on March 14.(
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Surveillance camera video of apartment buildings captured strikes near a residential area of Kharkiv on March 14.(
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Video from a residential area of Kharkiv shows multiple explosions and the flash of munitions outside a window on March 14.(
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Video filmed by the Kharkiv River shows a munition streak across the screen and hit the ground. Sparks erupted from the site of impact at approximately 9:50 p.m. on March 14, according to the clip’s time stamp.(
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Video shows intense shelling in Kharkiv on March 14. (
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Missile strike in separatist-controlled city of Donetsk
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Denis Pushilin, the head of the self-declared separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, said in a Telegram post on March 14 that the Ukrainians fired a “Tochka-U missile system with a cluster charge” but that it was shot down in the air, charges the Ukrainian government denied. Pushilin was filmed walking around the remnants of a missile.(
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Surveillance camera video shows the moment a missile struck Donetsk on March 14. An explosion can be seen in the direction of the regional government office building. People on the street run for cover.(
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Video shared on March 14 from the separatist-controlled eastern city of Donetsk shows remnants of a missile, damage to buildings, and multiple dead or injured people lying on the ground. The Russian Defense Ministry, blaming Ukrainian forces, said 20 people were killed. The Ukrainian military denied involvement in the attack and said the missile was a Russian rocket. (
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CCTV footage from outside a bank in Donetsk shows the moment on March 14 that a missile struck the area. People immediately tried to run inside, and one person appeared to have been hit by shrapnel.(
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March 13, 2022

Resistance in occupied Kherson
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People in Kherson waved Ukrainian flags and chanted, “Kherson is Ukraine” in video posted March 13.(
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People waving Ukrainian flags chanted and protested in Kherson, in video posted March 13.(
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Russia carried out deadly attack on Ukrainian military base
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At least 35 people were killed when Russia struck a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border on March 13, according to Ukrainian officials. The Lviv regional governor accused Russia of firing 30 missiles at the facility in Yavoriv.
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Video shows the aftermath of a deadly Russian strike on a major Ukrainian military base just miles from the Polish border on March 13. Ukrainian officials said at least 35 people were killed.(
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March 12, 2022

Munitions struck apartment complex in Mykolaiv
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Security camera footage captured the moment multiple explosions struck a residential apartment complex just north of Mykolaiv's city center on March 12, hitting a courtyard and parking areas.(
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Security camera footage captured the moment multiple explosions struck a residential apartment complex just north of Mykolaiv's city center on March 12, hitting parking spaces and a playground.(
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Security camera footage captured the moment multiple explosions struck a residential apartment complex just north of Mykolaiv's city center on March 12, hitting courtyards and parking spaces.(
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Aftermath of attack on cancer hospital
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Video shows damage to a cancer hospital in Mykolaiv posted just before midnight on March 11 by Maxim Beznosenko, head of the health department of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration.(
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Protests in Melitopol after reported abduction of mayor
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A crowd protested in Melitopol on March 12 after the reported abduction of the city's mayor the day before.(
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March 11, 2022

Charred remains at nursing home in Luhansk
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A video posted on Telegram in April shows a man who appears to be a pro-Russian fighter examining the wreckage of a nursing home near the eastern town of Rubizhne in Luhansk. The video also shows charred human remains. Ukrainian authorities alleged that a Russian tank fired at the home on March 11, killing 56 people. Local pro-Russian separatists disputed this, blaming Ukrainian troops for causing the disaster.(
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Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology damaged
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Video shared by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne News on March 11 shows damage to a nuclear research building at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine claimed the center was damaged by Russian shelling on March 6. (
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A strike on a shoe factory caused sections of the building to collapse and destroyed parts of the surrounding area in a largely residential district of Dnipro on March 11. At least one causality covered in debris is visible.(
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Security camera footage, with a timestamp of 5:55 a.m. on March 11, filmed from a nearby industrial area in Dnipro shows a massive explosion in an area near where a strike was reported. (
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March 10, 2022

Aftermath of Russian strike in Mariupol
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Video posted by the far-right Azov Regiment on March 10 shows a massive crater in the center of Mariupol, as well as damaged apartments and shops, in the aftermath of a Russian attack. (
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Drone footage posted by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on March 10 appeared to show an ambush in Brovary, outside Kyiv, that sent a column of Russian tanks into disarray. Ukrainian artillery and tank fire appeared to destroy several tanks and sparked panic among the battalion’s drivers. The drone footage showed thick tire tracks on the road where some had tried to swerve and escape.(
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March 9, 2022

Striking medical facilities: Russia has continued to bomb medical facilities, which is a possible war crime. The attack on a maternity hospital in the southern city of Mariupol captured global attention. Four people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were killed, and 17 people were injured, according to local officials. Just before this incident, the World Health Organization said it had verified 18 attacks on health-care facilities, health workers and ambulances in Ukraine.
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Video from March 9 shows the damaged facades of 19th-century buildings in Kharkiv’s Constitution Square area, one of the city's oldest sections. (
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Evacuees arrived in Poltava
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Buses full of people fleeing the heavily bombed city of Sumy arrived in Poltava, Ukraine, after a humanitarian corridor was established on March 8, according to Ukraine. Footage posted by Dmytro Lunin, the acting head of the Poltava Regional State Administration, early on March 9 shows buses arriving at Poltava-Pivdenna train station and people walking with luggage. (
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Maternity hospital destroyed in strike
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A Russian strike on March 9 destroyed a maternity hospital in Mariupol. At least four people died and 17 more were injured, according to Mariupol officials.(
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A Russian strike on March 9 destroyed a maternity hospital in Mariupol. At least four people died and 17 more were injured, according to Mariupol officials.(
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A Russian strike on March 9 destroyed a maternity hospital in Mariupol. At least four people died and 17 more were injured, according to Mariupol officials.(
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March 8, 2022

Ukrainians protested Russian occupation
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Protesters in Kherson carried Ukrainian flags and chanted on March 8, seen in video posted by Instagram user @tdvorova. The protest was part of a series of confrontations between Ukrainians and Russian forces in the region.(
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Protesters in Kherson carried Ukrainian flags and chanted on March 8, seen in video posted by Instagram user @tdvorova. The protest was part of a series of confrontations between Ukrainians and Russian forces in the region.(
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Protesters in Kherson gathered and chanted on March 8, seen in video posted by Instagram user @tdvorova. The protest was part of a series of confrontations between Ukrainians and Russian forces in the region.(
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Hospital admissions office severely damaged
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The deputy mayor of Izyum, Volodymyr Matsokin, said the admissions office of a hospital was hit in an attack on March 8. Video he posted on Facebook that day showed the facade destroyed. “Patients climbed out from under the rubble as they could,” Matsokin wrote.(
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Gunfire as civilians evacuated Sumy
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Bursts of gunfire punctuated an otherwise calm scene of Romens’ka Street in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine. The video posted March 8 confirmed that shelling continued in the region as civilians tried to evacuate. (
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March 7, 2022

Protests continued in Kherson region
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Protests broke out against Russian occupation in Chaplynka, a town in the Kherson region, video posted on March 7 shows.(
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Ukrainians fired antitank missile
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The National Police of Ukraine shared video March 7 claiming to show Ukrainian forces firing at a Russian tank from the roof of the Mykolaiv airport.(
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Civilians fled Kyiv suburb of Irpin
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Civilians crossed a destroyed bridge where others were killed while trying to evacuate, seen in video posted on March 7 and filmed by Suspilne News. They were escaping Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv that had seen heavy attacks as Russia gained control of the area. (
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Video posted on March 7 by Leonid Fisyienko shows damage to an apartment building in Mykolaiv. The video shows an older woman with blood streaming down her face.

March 6, 2022

Humanitarian corridor deaths: Russian forces fired mortar shells at Irpin, a town on the outskirts of Kyiv, sending panicked residents running for their lives and killing at least eight people, according to a local government official. The attack came as Ukrainian authorities accused Russians of violating agreements to establish humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
Destruction near Kharkiv's main square
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Video of a main street in Kharkiv on March 6, filmed by Maria Avdeeva, shows damaged buildings and cars that appear crushed or burned.(
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Video posted on March 6 shows Ukrainian soldiers firing at a drone amid ongoing civilian evacuations in Irpin. The footage was filmed by Alexander Lourie and licensed by Storyful.(
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Video posted on March 6 captures the sound of soldiers firing at a drone in Irpin, as another soldier in the foreground reloaded his weapon. Behind them, civilians attempted to evacuate. The footage was filmed by Alexander Lourie and licensed by Storyful.(
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Video captured a fatal explosion that tore through a street as civilians attempted to flee Irpin on March 6. Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist for the New York Times, and her team documented the shelling and can be heard in the background of this video, filmed by Donbas Frontliner cameraman Andriy Dubchak. Four civilians were later confirmed dead.(
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Russian troops fired weapons at protest
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In video from March 6 filmed by Dmytro Vysotski, Russian forces fired their weapons at a civilian protest in Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region. It was unclear whether they were firing in the air or on protesters. Later in the video, protesters confronted Russian soldiers occupying their city.
Residents removed and burned the flag of Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine
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Residents on March 6 removed a flag of the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic in the eastern Ukrainian town of Starobilsk, which had recently been captured by Russian-backed separatists.(
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The flag of the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic smoldered on the ground on March 6 after residents in the eastern Ukrainian town of Starobilsk set it on fire. The area had been recently captured by Russian-backed separatists.(
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Cruise missile attack decimated Ukrainian airport
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Residents filmed a cruise missile flying toward the airport in Vinnytsia from up to 15 miles away on March 6. While the missiles appeared to come from a southwestern direction, according to The Post’s geolocation of the videos, experts warned against drawing conclusions on the missile’s launch point. (
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A cruise missile traveled in the direction of the Vinnytsia airport in a video shared on March 6.(
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Locals filmed a cruise missile in a video posted to social media on March 6. (
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March 5, 2022

Russian helicopter shot down
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​​Video posted to social media on March 5 shows a missile hitting a helicopter, which catches fire and crashes near the village of Kozarovychi in Kyiv oblast. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed it was a Russian helicopter that was shot down.(
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Russian jet crashed in northern Ukrainian city
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A column of black smoke billowed from the location where a Russian plane crashed in Chernihiv on March 5. Two parachutes drifted down from the sky, suggesting the pilots ejected out. (
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Pro-Ukrainian protests broke out despite Russian occupation
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Pro-Ukrainian protesters on March 5 crowded the streets of Kherson, one of the first cities to fall to Russian forces.(
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Video posted to TikTok on March 6 shows protesters chanting and yelling at a line of Russian soldiers at Freedom Square in Kherson the day before. (
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Pro-Ukrainian protesters confronted occupying Russian forces in Kherson in a March 5 video.(
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A pro-Ukrainian protester mounted a Russian tank and waved the Ukrainian flag as demonstrators came out against the Russian occupation in Kherson in a video from March 5.(
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Area near nuclear reactor building damaged after fierce firefight
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Video posted to social media on March 5 Ukrainian time, but likely filmed March 4, shows damage to a walkway less than 300 feet from a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia power plant. It surfaced less than 24 hours after Russian forces took control of the Enerhodar facility, where heavy fighting took place.(
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March 4, 2022

Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Infrastructure
At about 1:30 a.m. local time on March 4, video from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Enerhodar captured white flashes. Ten minutes later, the city's mayor, Dmitry Orlov, posted on his Telegram channel that the power plant was on fire.(
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At about 2:30 a.m. on March 4, 47 minutes into this live stream, multiple munitions could be seen being fired across the screen at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Enerhodar. Two blasts appeared to make contact — the latter striking the top of the building nearest to the camera.(
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March 3, 2022

Ukrainians protested in Melitopol
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Ukrainians chanted and waved flags as Russian tanks drove down a street in Melitopol, in video posted to social media on March 3. (
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Ukrainian soldiers surveyed the damage to several Russian military vehicles in Hostomel, in a video shared by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on March 3. The bodies of dead soldiers can also be seen in the footage.(
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Video posted to Telegram on March 3 shows an explosion in Enerhodar as smoke rises and sirens blare. (
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Video from Enerhodar posted on March 3 shows a rocket flying over a residential building. (
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Fire and smoke are seen near a citizen barricade on the road to Enerhodar posted on March 3 after reports that Russians were advancing on the city. (
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Munitions hit residential neighborhood in Chernihiv
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Dash-cam video captured the moment at least eight munitions were dropped on a residential neighborhood in the northern city of Chernihiv on March 3. Emergency services reported that at least 22 people were killed.(
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Fires raged and smoke enveloped multiple buildings after a March 3 strikes on a residential area in the northern city of Chernihiv. A woman can be heard screaming before bodies of victims come into view.(
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Large blast illuminated Kyiv's night sky
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A large explosion to the west of Kyiv lit up the night sky in the early hours of March 3. (
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Empty streets before Russian strike on nuclear power plant
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A video stream filmed and posted on March 3, just hours before Russia struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, shows an empty, quiet street.(
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March 2, 2022

Signs of resistance: As Russian soldiers occupied the southern city of Kherson, residents confronted them. They heckled their new occupiers and waved Ukrainian flags in the main city square. Residents have continued resisting Russian occupation.
Buildings on fire in Kharkiv
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Video posted on March 2 shows ruined buildings on fire in downtown Kharkiv. An official in the eastern city said missile strikes hit a police headquarters and university building, while a fierce firefight had repelled Russian “sabotage and reconnaissance groups” from a military hospital.(
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Video posted on March 2 shows fire and smoke coming from buildings in downtown Kharkiv. An official in the eastern city said missile strikes hit a police headquarters and university building, while a fierce firefight had repelled Russian “sabotage and reconnaissance groups” from a military hospital.(
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Aftermath of strike shows damage to school
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A video uploaded on March 2 shows damage to a school in Kharkiv, including a large hole in the wall.(
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Destruction in Mariupol market
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A YouTube video posted on March 2 shows the aftermath of an attack on a market in Mariupol.(
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Residents blocked a roadway to stop Russian troops
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Residents of Enerhodar, home to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on the banks of the Dnieper River, blocked Russian troops from entering the city on March 2, according to the local mayor. (
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Protesters in Melitopol confronted Russian troops as gunshots rang out
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Civilians confronted Russian troops in Melitopol, seen in video filmed by Olga Gaisumova on March 2. A barrage of gunshots was heard as protesters screamed at the Russian soldiers. It was not clear where they were coming from or if anyone was harmed. The troops retreated for cover.
Defiant locals waved Ukrainian flags at Russian military
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A man waved Ukrainian flags in Kherson's Freedom Square across from Russian tanks on March 2. Residents heckled the soldiers.(
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Video appears to show Russian soldiers carrying Ukrainian flags away from a government building. Seconds later, four locals approached the military vehicles. A man walked away holding two flags high.(
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Ukrainians resisted Russian soldiers
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Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of Konotop, explains to civilian residents in a March 2 video that if they resist, Russians will “blast the city with artillery.” He then asks the crowd if they want to fight. “I am for fighting. We make the decision all together, because the artillery is targeted at us,” he says.(
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Two Russian soldiers faced an angry crowd as they walked near the Konotop city council building to a Russian military police car, in video posted on March 2. One soldier with arms outstretched held a grenade in each hand. The other soldier raised his hands in surrender.(
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Explosion hit residential area and damaged a hospital
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Video posted on Twitter early on March 2 shows Ukrainian emergency officials putting out fires and dismantling debris after an attack that damaged a maternity clinic in the northwestern city of Zhytomyr. (
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Video shared on Facebook early on March 2 by Zhytomyr regional council head Vladimir Fedorenko shows a damaged maternity hospital in the aftermath of an attack.(
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March 1, 2022

Intensive care hospital struck
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Officials said three people died after Russian rockets struck an intensive care hospital in the southeastern town of Vasylivka on March 1. (
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Video shows the aftermath of an apparent attack by Russian forces near a hospital in Kharkiv on March 1. It shows what appears to be at least one casualty: A body lies next to a shrapnel-pocked red sedan.
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Video shows the aftermath of an apparent attack by Russian forces near a hospital in Kharkiv on March 1.
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Video shot from a damaged apartment building on March 1 captures the aftermath of an attack in Kharkiv, as well as the damage inside an apartment.(
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Kyiv TV tower and surrounding area struck at least twice
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Video posted on Twitter shows smoke and explosions near a Kyiv TV tower on March 1.(
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Video of the aftermath of a March 1 strike on Kyiv’s TV tower shows dead bodies and smoke. Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the Interior Ministry, said on his Telegram channel that the strike on the tower killed at least five people.(
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Video posted on Twitter shows smoke rising around a Kyiv TV tower on March 1.(
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A video shows a March 1 strike on Kyiv's TV tower. The structure and the area immediately surrounding it were hit at least twice on March 1.(
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A man stopped at an intersection and filmed the rising smoke near a Kyiv TV tower from approximately a quarter of a mile away, on March 1. A few seconds later, another strike followed.(
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Russian and Ukrainian military vehicles damaged and abandoned
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Video posted online on March 1 shows Russian trucks damaged and abandoned in Borodyanka, a village northwest of Kyiv. The trucks have a "V" on the side, a marker of a Russian military branch.(
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Video posted online on March 1 shows Russian trucks, identifiable by a "V," damaged and abandoned in Borodyanka, a village northwest of Kyiv.(
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Video posted online on March 1 shows Ukrainian vehicles destroyed in Borodyanka, a village outside Kyiv.(
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Russian troops moved through Kherson
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More than a dozen Russian troops were seen moving through a residential intersection where tanks were stationed in the southern city of Kherson in a video posted on March 1.(
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Missile struck near Kharkiv's regional administration building
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A security camera feed shows the moment a missile struck a government building in Kharkiv, at 8:01 a.m. on March 1. The building was engulfed in smoke and fire less than a second later.(
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A video posted on Telegram on March 1 shows the destruction inside Kharkiv's regional administrative building after the missile strike. (
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Video posted on March 1 shows the aftermath of the strike on Kharkiv's regional administration building.(
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A Ukrainian man describes the scene in the aftermath of the March 1 strike on Kharkiv's regional administration building.(
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A video posted to social media on March 1 shows the aftermath of a missile strike on the regional administration building in Kharkiv. (
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A video posted on Telegram on March 1 shows the aftermath of a missile strike on the regional administration building in Kharkiv. In the caption, the poster called for an international tribunal to investigate Russia's actions. (
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Feb. 28, 2022

Protests against Russian troops in Russian-controlled area
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Ukrainians stood opposite Russian military vehicles and sang the Ukrainian national anthem in the southern port city of Berdyansk on Feb. 28. (
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Ukrainians confronted Russian troops in the southern port city of Berdyansk on Feb. 28, telling the military to “go home.”(
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Ukrainians confronted Russian troops in military trucks in the southern port city of Berdyansk on Feb. 28, chanting, “Berdyansk is Ukraine.”(
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Attack in Kharkiv caught on security camera
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Security camera video dated Feb. 28 shows an attack on a residential area of Kharkiv.(
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Rocket attack on residential areas of Kharkiv
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Video posted on Telegram on Feb. 28 shows the instant a rocket flew into a crowd outside a storefront, and what appears to be a piece of the munition hurtling away in the direction of a playground moments later.(
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Video shows the tail section of a rocket experts said was a Smerch, which hit a civilian area in Kharkiv on Feb. 28.
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Human remains were visible at the scene of a rocket attack outside a storefront in Kharkiv on Feb. 28.
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A video posted on Feb. 28 shows an injured woman with blood coming from her leg in the aftermath of shelling in Kharkiv. Blown-up body parts can be seen later in the video.(
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Ukraine used Turkish-made drone to take out a Russian missile system
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The Ukrainian military on Feb. 28 released video showing a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone carrying out a strike on a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system in Ukraine, according to a drone expert. The video shows an initial hit on Russian forces some 65 miles northwest of Kyiv.(
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Video posted on Feb. 28 and filmed by Instagram user @lily_andrusenko shows smoke billowing over the northern city of Chernihiv after reports that a shopping mall had been hit. The recording was from a residence less than a mile from the shopping center.
Kharkiv under heavy bombardment
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Smerch cluster munition rockets were used in an attack on Kharkiv, according to Mark Hiznay, associate director of the arms division at Human Rights Watch, who at The Post’s request reviewed videos posted on Feb. 28.(
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Smerch cluster munition rockets were used in an attack on Kharkiv, according to Mark Hiznay, associate director of the arms division at Human Rights Watch, who at The Post’s request reviewed videos posted on Feb. 28.(
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Feb. 27, 2022

Pediatric dental clinic damaged
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A pediatric dental clinic in Chernihiv was hit in an attack on Feb. 27. Video of a central courtyard near the clinic shows the attack left a crater in the ground, uprooted trees, and blew windows and debris from the surrounding buildings. (
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A pediatric dental clinic in Chernihiv posted video on Facebook on Feb. 27 after it was struck in an attack, showing blasted-out windows and debris scattered throughout the building.(
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Ukrainian soldiers engaged in street fight in Kharkiv
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Ukrainian forces, identified by the yellow on their uniforms, fired a high-explosive, antitank PG-7 warhead from a shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcher during a firefight in Kharkiv, a video posted on Feb. 27 shows. (
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Smoke billowed from an abandoned Russian military vehicle after a firefight with Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv on Feb. 27.(
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Ukrainian forces inspected abandoned, damaged Russian vehicles following a firefight in Kharkiv on Feb. 27.
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A man walked down a street in Bucha, outside Kyiv, that was lined with damaged residential buildings and destroyed military vehicles on Feb. 27. His expletive-laden narration made clear he was stunned by the level of destruction outside his home. (
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Feb. 26, 2022

Russian military vehicles in southern Ukraine
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A rocket launcher and other Russian military vehicles are seen driving on the streets of the southern Ukrainian city of Tokmak, in video uploaded to Telegram on Feb. 26.(
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A surveillance camera video shows the moment a missile hit a residential building in Kyiv on Feb. 26.(
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A surveillance camera video shows the moment a missile hit a residential building in Kyiv on Feb. 26.(
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Video posted to social media on Feb. 26 after a missile struck a multistory residential building in Kyiv shows several floors of the building destroyed.(
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Video posted to social media on Feb. 26 after a missile struck a multistory residential building in Kyiv shows several floors of the building destroyed.(
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Fires along a main street in Kyiv
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At least three fires and heavy smoke were seen along Kyiv's Peremohy Avenue, a wide two-way road, on Feb. 26.(
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Feb. 25, 2022

First residential areas struck in Kyiv: In the early morning, Russian strikes hit a residential building in the southern part of the capital. The apartment complex was destroyed and several residents were injured, becoming some of the first victims of a war that would kill thousands and displace millions.
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People tried to rescue a man who was conscious but trapped in his car after a military vehicle ran over it on a Kyiv street on Feb. 25. (
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The second floor of a hospital in Melitopol was struck on Feb. 25, as Russian forces carried out heavy shelling in the southeastern city.(
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Key bridge outside Kyiv destroyed
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People crossed a destroyed bridge between Kyiv and the suburb of Irpin on Feb. 25. Reports said Ukrainian forces bombed the structure to prevent Russian troops from advancing.(
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Video posted to social media shows an apartment building destroyed and on fire early on Feb. 25.(
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A webcam video captured multiple explosions over Kyiv early on Feb. 25.(
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Video posted to social media early on Feb. 25 shows an explosion over Kyiv.(
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An explosion is seen over Kyiv in video posted to social media early on Feb. 25.(
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Video posted to social media early on Feb. 25 captured an explosion over Kyiv.(
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Video posted to social media early on Feb. 25 shows an explosion over Kyiv.(
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An explosion is seen over Kyiv in video posted to social media early on Feb. 25.(
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Feb. 24, 2022

Russia invades: For months, Russia increased its military presence on the Ukrainian border while denying plans to enter Ukraine. On Feb. 24, tanks rolled in and strikes on cities began. Civilians, who had been told by their government that an attack was unlikely, streamed into subway stations for shelter, packed into train cars to escape or joined the resistance.
Downed helicopter in Kyiv oblast
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In video posted to social media on Feb. 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, smoke can be seen rising up from a lake in Kyiv oblast as people parachute out of an allegedly downed helicopter. (
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Video posted to Telegram on Feb. 24 shows smoke and fire rising from damaged military vehicles and the body of a dead soldier lying nearby on the ground in the Kharkiv district.(
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Video posted to social media on Feb. 24 shows a large crater in a courtyard of a smoldering apartment complex in Chuhuiv.(
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Video posted to social media on Feb. 24 shows a large smoke plume following a boom and explosion near the Trypilska thermal plant south of Kyiv.(
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Video posted on Feb. 24 shows what appears to be Russian military vehicles on the grounds of the Chernobyl nuclear plant site.(
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Video posted on Feb. 24 shows what appears to be Russian military vehicles on the grounds of the Chernobyl nuclear plant site.(
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Missile strike near Ivano-Frankivsk airport
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Video posted to social media early on Feb. 24 shows a missile and explosion near the Ivano-Frankivsk airport in the west of the country.(
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Video shared on social media on Feb. 24 shows helicopters and smoke rising over Hostomel airfield outside Kyiv as Russia began its invasion.(
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