IN PICS | 10 Days Of Ukraine-Russia Conflict, See How Ukraine Has Been Sailing So Far
On February 24, Russia launched an invasion in Ukraine which is still going on after 10 days. Post the invasion, Ukraine has been making efforts to safely evacuate its nationals and keep Russian forces at bay. As a result of the Russian invasion, protests erupted in many countries around the world against Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Ukrainian woman takes part in a protest in support of Ukraine in front of the Russian Embassy in Santiago, on March 05, 2022. (AFP)
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View In AppFollowing the invasion, Ukrainian civilians have been fleeing the country leading to a refugee crisis in its neighbouring countries. Refugees from Ukraine queue to a bus to further destinations at the distribution centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 5, 2022. Almost 1.37 million refugees have fled Ukraine in the week since the invasion, with over half going into Poland, according to the UN refugee agency. (AFP)
Refugees who have not been able to leave the country as yet are waiting for aid to be able to leave the country safely as the Russian aggression amplifies by the day. People rest at a refugee reception center at the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing in Korczowa on March 5, 2022. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Poland, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia from March 3 to 8 to reassure them of US support amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
Post the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian government mandated its male citizens between 18-60 years of age to assist the country while their families were evacuated. A man reacts in front of an evacuation train at Kyiv train station on March 5, 2022. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that the war in Ukraine may not be over soon and that the US and European allies must sustain tough pressure on Russia until it ends. (AFP)
Though many have already been killed, Ukraine heads towards a crisis that needs immediate world attention. A child evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, during heavy shelling and bombing on March 5, 2022, ten days after Russia launched a military invasion on Ukraine. (AFP)
The refugee crisis that has erupted due to this conflict has left many with nowhere to go. An Ukrainian refugee with a dog waits at the Ukrainian refugees distribution centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 5, 2022. Almost 1.37 million refugees have fled Ukraine in the week since the invasion, with over half going into Poland, according to the UN refugee agency. (AFP)
Though outnumbered, Ukrainian forces have been trying to fight back the Russian forces. Servicemen of the Ukrainian Military Forces wait out the shelling in a shelter on a position in the Lugansk region on March 5, 2022. (AFP)
As the situation becomes more tense and uncertain, people have no other options left except fleeing the country in order to save their lives. People cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, during heavy shelling and bombing on March 5, 2022, 10 days after Russia launched a military invasion on Ukraine. (AFP)