The Great Cleanup Of Kyiv

RFE
27 Jun 2022

Scenes of everyday life have replaced the devastation caused by the aborted Russian advance on Ukraine's capital after a remarkably swift cleanup in some areas of the Kyiv region.

Destroyed armored vehicles on a street in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 2 The same street on June 23 A Ukrainian policeman at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of Kyiv on March 18. June 24 This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing. Click to reveal The aftermath of fierce fighting that took place on March 4 in Hostomel, northwest of Kyiv. This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing - Click to reveal The aftermath of fierce fighting that took place on March 4 in Hostomel, northwest of Kyiv. June 23 Civilians draped in sheets and carrying white flags cross a road that runs between Bucha and Irpin on March 11. June 24 The scene of an apparent missile strike that destroyed a shopping center and killed eight people on March 20. The Kremlin claimed the area was being used by the Ukrainian military. A man was detained by the Ukrainian authorities for posting footage to TikTok showing military vehicles around the shopping center before the attack. June 24 A heavily damaged street corner in Kyiv after an apparent missile explosion on March 13. June 24 A Russian BMD fighting vehicle stuck on a chunk of concrete after a fierce firefight in Hostomel on March 4. June 23. A poster has been placed on the concrete block advertising heavy rubbish removal. This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing. Click to reveal An April 6 photo shows a Ukrainian soldier next to a mass grave of civilians killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha. This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing - Click to reveal An April 6 photo shows a Ukrainian soldier next to a mass grave of civilians killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha. June 24 A column of destroyed vehicles on a street in Bucha on March 1 June 23 An apartment building that had some of its outer walls blasted off after an explosion from an apparent missile strike in a Kyiv suburb on March 18. June 24 A man inspects the turret of a destroyed tank in Zalissya, a town northeast of Kyiv, on April 12. June 24. The burned remains of the apparent chassis of the tank were around 50 meters away on the other side of a highway.

June 2022 photos by Amos Chapple, scene locations by Andriy Dubchak/Donbas Frontliner