Ukraine invasion in pictures: Fear, loss and the human cost of the conflict

On the second day of the Russian invasion, troops are approaching the capital Kyiv, as residents take shelter in subways.

People look at damage to a building in Kyiv
Image: People look at damage to a building in Kyiv
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The human cost of the invasion has been starkly shown in images emerging from Ukraine's cities.

People's homes have been damaged, while many have been forced into subways that are doubling up as bomb shelters.

These are some of the images from Ukraine.

Natali Sevriukova stands next to her house following a rocket attack in the city of Kyiv
Image: Natali Sevriukova stands next to her house following a rocket attack in the city of Kyiv
A Ukrainian Army soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv
Image: A Ukrainian Army soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv
People gather in a metro station, which they use as an air raid shelter, in Kharkiv
Image: People gather in a metro station, which they use as an air raid shelter, in Kharkiv
Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv
Image: Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv
A man walks around the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in Kyiv
Image: A man walks around the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in Kyiv
Ukrainian servicemen stand guard next to a destroyed armoured vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv
Image: Ukrainian servicemen stand guard next to a destroyed armoured vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv
Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on a road in Kharkiv
Image: Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on a road in Kharkiv
The wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in Kyiv
Image: The wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in Kyiv
People gather in an air raid shelter in Kyiv
Image: People gather in an air raid shelter in Kyiv
People use electronic devices in an air raid shelter
Image: People use electronic devices in an air raid shelter
Tanks, believed to be Russian, are seen crossing into a southern Ukrainian province
Image: Tanks, believed to be Russian, are seen crossing into a southern Ukrainian province
Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv
Image: Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv
A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged building in Kyiv
Image: A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged building in Kyiv
A toy is seen inside a damaged building
Image: A toy is seen inside a damaged building
A person walks his dog in front of a damaged building
Image: A person walks his dog in front of a damaged building
Interior of a damaged residential building in Kyiv
Image: Interior of a damaged residential building in Kyiv
An unidentified military truck at a residential area in Kyiv
Image: An unidentified military truck at a residential area in Kyiv
A man holding a child reacts as they arrive from Ukraine to Slovakia
Image: A man holding a child reacts as they arrive from Ukraine to Slovakia