2 years ago, the world watched in horror as photographs, videos, and testimonies emerged from Bucha, a town occupied for a month by Russian forces. When they withdrew, they left behind hundreds of murdered civilians and thousands of survivors forever marked by the experience. Images and firsthand accounts from liberated towns like Irpin, Borodyanka, and Hostomel painted a grim picture of the invasion’s brutality. Data recorded by hundreds of journalists, and became a crucial evidence for hundreds of war crimes investigations. Preliminary data suggests over 420 civilians were murdered in Bucha alone. Ukraine continues to endure.
2 years ago, the world watched in horror as photographs, videos, and testimonies emerged from Bucha, a town occupied for a month by Russian forces. When they withdrew, they left behind hundreds of murdered civilians and thousands of survivors forever marked by the experience. Images and firsthand accounts from liberated towns like Irpin, Borodyanka, and Hostomel painted a grim picture of the invasion’s brutality. Data recorded by hundreds of journalists, and became a crucial evidence for hundreds of war crimes investigations. Preliminary data suggests over 420 civilians were murdered in Bucha alone. Ukraine continues to endure.
My hometown has been a battlefield for more than 2 years. Airstrikes, drones, missiles. Electricity and water shortages. These are photos of my talented colleagues who keep reporting from Kharkiv. Thank you for your work. Photo: @oleksandr_magula , @yalyashenko , @ok.olga_kovalova , @ivashchenko.reporter , @_samoilovivan_
My hometown has been a battlefield for more than 2 years. Airstrikes, drones, missiles. Electricity and water shortages. These are photos of my talented colleagues who keep reporting from Kharkiv. Thank you for your work. Photo: @oleksandr_magula , @yalyashenko , @ok.olga_kovalova , @ivashchenko.reporter , @_samoilovivan_
My hometown has been a battlefield for more than 2 years. Airstrikes, drones, missiles. Electricity and water shortages. These are photos of my talented colleagues who keep reporting from Kharkiv. Thank you for your work. Photo: @oleksandr_magula , @yalyashenko , @ok.olga_kovalova , @ivashchenko.reporter , @_samoilovivan_
My hometown has been a battlefield for more than 2 years. Airstrikes, drones, missiles. Electricity and water shortages. These are photos of my talented colleagues who keep reporting from Kharkiv. Thank you for your work. Photo: @oleksandr_magula , @yalyashenko , @ok.olga_kovalova , @ivashchenko.reporter , @_samoilovivan_
My hometown has been a battlefield for more than 2 years. Airstrikes, drones, missiles. Electricity and water shortages. These are photos of my talented colleagues who keep reporting from Kharkiv. Thank you for your work. Photo: @oleksandr_magula , @yalyashenko , @ok.olga_kovalova , @ivashchenko.reporter , @_samoilovivan_
A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of the boat on the shore of Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #dnipro #kherson #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics
Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The 3rd Assault Brigade announced Friday they had recaptured the war-ravaged settlement which lies 10 kilometers south of Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, in the country’s embattled east. (Photo @mstyslav.chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics #bakhmut #counteroffensive
Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The 3rd Assault Brigade announced Friday they had recaptured the war-ravaged settlement which lies 10 kilometers south of Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, in the country’s embattled east. (Photo @mstyslav.chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics #bakhmut #counteroffensive
Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The 3rd Assault Brigade announced Friday they had recaptured the war-ravaged settlement which lies 10 kilometers south of Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, in the country’s embattled east. (Photo @mstyslav.chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics #bakhmut #counteroffensive
A wounded Ukrainian soldier of 3rd Assault brigade lies in the hospital bed after being evacuated from the battlefield near Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmut #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics #archives
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces officer “Skif” coordinates his team during night mission on Dnipro River, in Kherson region, Ukraine, June 16, 2023. (Photo: Mstyslav Chernov) Link to the story in the profile ☝️
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces officer “Skif” coordinates his team during night mission on Dnipro River, in Kherson region, Ukraine, June 16, 2023. (Photo: Mstyslav Chernov) Link to the story in the profile ☝️
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces officer “Skif” coordinates his team during night mission on Dnipro River, in Kherson region, Ukraine, June 16, 2023. (Photo: Mstyslav Chernov) Link to the story in the profile ☝️
Watch our latest story about 3 Assault Brigade’s fight for Andriivka, and the immense cost of liberating Ukrainian land. #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmur #video #documentary #news #apnews #politics @alexxbabenko @ab3.army @2nd_mechanized_battalion_zsu
As daylight broke Ukrainian soldiers from the Code 9.2 drone team made their way to a launch point near Klischiivka, a village that sits around 6 miles (10km) from Bakhmut. They unloaded equipment from their vehicle and began preparations to take flight. After months of fighting, officials said on September 17 Ukraine had recaptured Klischiivka, two days after it said it had won back neighbouring Andriivka. The soldiers said that the use of drones had allowed them to move beyond the village. “Drones are playing a key role right now,” said the commander of the drone team who goes by the call-sign “Flint”. “Specifically in the liberation of Klishchiivka and Andriivka, they also played a role. They participated in the overall operation to liberate these settlements,” he added. Both Klischiivka and Andriivka are tiny villages but are considered tactically important for Ukrainian forces as they extend gains around Bakhmut. The commanding heights of the village offers a view into the Russian-occupied town of Bakhmut and opens up new opportunities for Ukrainian forces to encircle the town. It also potentially allows Ukrainians a better view of Russian logistic lines. AP video shot by: Mstyslav Chernov #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmut #video #documentary #news #apnews #politics
Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier helps a drone to land during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (Mstyslav Chernov) Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers navigate the Dnipro River using night vision goggles, or NVG, during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Mstyslav Chernov)
Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier helps a drone to land during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (Mstyslav Chernov) Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers navigate the Dnipro River using night vision goggles, or NVG, during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Mstyslav Chernov)
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Ukrainian officers of the 3rd Assault Brigade monitor and coordinate as units move towards Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The village of Andriivka is significant largely because it’s on the road to the Russian-held city of Bakhmut. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmut #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics #archives
Ukrainian servicemen hide from shelling at frontline positions near Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Ukrainian brigade’s two-month battle to fight its way through a charred forest shows the challenges of the country’s counteroffensive in the east and south. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmut #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics
Ukrainian paramedics make tea in the bomb shelter, Donetsk region, Ukraine. September 2023. (Photo: @mstyslav.chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #photo #documentary #video #news #apnews #politics #bakhmut #counteroffensive
A Ukrainian serviceman from the 3rd Assault Brigade, aka Bogun, takes cover in a bunker at the frontline in Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The 3rd Assault Brigade announced Friday they had recaptured the war-ravaged settlement which lies 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, in the country’s embattled east. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) #ukraine #russia #invasion #war #bakhmut #photo #documentary #news #apnews #politics
