See photos of Ukrainians affected by invasion
Ukrainians who fled the war in their country take refuge in the main hall of an athletic complex in the Moldovan capital Kishinev, on March 10, 2022.
Menahem Kahana | AFP | Getty Images
Russia’s war in Ukraine has gone on for nearly three weeks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded his ex-Soviet neighbor late last month, an unprovoked act that has led to carnage across the country. The war has displaced more than 2.5 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children.
As desperate Ukrainians flee their homes to neighboring NATO member countries — Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania — Russian forces pummel the capital, Kyiv, with missiles and artillery.
At least 596 people, including 43 children, have been killed since Russia invaded, the United Nations said Sunday. An additional 1,067 civilians, including 57 children, were wounded as of midnight Saturday.
Here is a look at some of the faces and lives affected by Russia’s horrific war.
Editor’s Note: Some images may contain graphic content.
Ukrainian refugees flee Lviv
Children look out from a carriage window as a train prepares to depart from a station in Lviv, western Ukraine, enroute to the town of Uzhhorod near the border with Slovakia, on March 3, 2022.
Daniel Leal | AFP | Getty Images
Refugee children are given blankets by Slovakian rescue workers
Refugee children fleeing Ukraine are given blankets by Slovakian rescue workers to keep warm at the Velke Slemence border crossing on March 09, 2022 in Velke Slemence, Slovakia.
Christopher Furlong | Getty Images
Ukraine’s youngest parliament member patrols the streets of Kyiv
Ukrainian youngest parliament member 26-year-old Sviatoslav Yurash is seen at a street with his weapon to defend Kyiv as Russiaâs attacks on Ukraine entered the fourth day in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 27, 2022.
Aytac Unal | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
A couple says goodbye before boarding trains
Vladimir Golyadynets says goodbye to his partner Olga Shmigal before boarding a train to Dnipro from the main train terminal on March 09, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers in the Luhansk Region
A wounded servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces looks on after the battle with Russian troops and Russia-backed separatists in Lugansk region on March 8, 2022.
Anatolii Stepanov | AFP | Getty Images
Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra perform
Musicians of the Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Herman Makarenko perform, during an open-air concert named “Free Sky” at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022.
Gleb Garanich | Reuters
Ukrainian refugees who fled to Krakow
A women seen sitting on the camp-bed in the sports hall of the Cracovia club where accommodation was organised for refugees from Ukraine coming to Krakow.
Wojciech Grabowski | Lightrocket | Getty Images
A Lviv resident makes antitank obstacles
A local resident makes anti-tank obstacles to defend his and others cities, as Russia’s…