Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians

No need for a thousand words.
It’s often the case that a picture has the ability to sum up a monumental event. Can encapsulate the good, bad and the ugly within it. And so it is with this image. Near Kyiv in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have been pushing Russia’s cannon fodder back. Having liberated the town of Irpin, this image shows abandoned civilian cars. The sight of a shrapnel riddled car and a young child’s baby doll, no doubt dropped while the family desperately attempted to flee the town, graphically sums up Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine.

The cars are likely from the ones seen in the above image. Due to Russia’s relentless, indiscriminate shelling and their repeated attempts to capture the town, residents were forced to flee. As seen in the above image and those below, while the town was held by Ukrainian forces, people had to leave their cars in order to cross the River Irpin. This road bridge to Kyiv had earlier been been blown up to prevent Russia’s forces advancing towards the capital. Residents can be seen sheltering from Russian shells while waiting their turn to cross the river.