The frontlines in Ukraine are shifting, with Russia moving forward in some eastern regions, and Ukraine moving forward in others. But families in every battle zone are devastated, with some running for their lives and others are trying to rebuild. For VOA, Yan Boechat has this photo gallery from Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv in Ukraine. VOA's Heather Murdock contributed to this photo gallery.
As Ukraine War Shifts, Families Flee or Try to Rebuild Devastated Lives
- By Yan Boechat
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A Ukrainian soldier walks away from the site where a Russian helicopter was shot down during battle in the village of Malaya Rohan, outside Kharkiv, April 30, 2022.
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A woman plants potatoes on her half-destroyed property at the village outside Kharkiv, which was occupied by Russian forces for more than a month, April 30, 2022.
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A woman evacuated from a village recently under Russian control cries as she remembers the battle that was fought close to her house, in Kharkiv, April 29, 2022.
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Rescue workers collect a dog killed in a Russian missile attack on a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine. Three people were injured in the strike on April 28, 2022.