Civilians caught in the crossfire of war in Ukraine

A local resident sits in a courtyard near a block of flats heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

A local resident sits in a courtyard near a block of flats heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Resident Tetiana shows her damaged house in the village of Zahaltsi, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

People walk past a residential building heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Local residents sit outside a block of flats heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022. A sign reads: "Shelter. Children". REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Former students Yana Shulyak and Olena Zhornik use a swing at the playground of a destroyed school, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

A person reacts at a holding point for civilian cars destroyed by Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Vera Kosolopenko, is pictured at the entrance of a basement where she sheltered after her house was hit during Russian bombing in the village of Bezruky, Derhachi district, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Residents talk outside a destroyed community hall, as villagers return to Moshchun village Kyiv region, Ukraine May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A man walks past a car overturned after a Russian bombing hit a garage in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Anna Zhuravel, 27, who is eight and a half months pregnant, helps her family rebuild the roof of their grocery shop in Moshchun village, Kyiv region, Ukraine May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A local resident stands next to a flooded area after Ukrainian military forces opened a dam to flood an residencial area in order to stop advance of Russian forces to arrive to the capital city of Kyiv, in Demydiv, Ukraine, May, 15, 2022....more

Former students play ping-pong at the playground of a destroyed school in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Vladimir visits his damaged house where a destroyed Russian combat vehicle is parked in Malaya Rohan, a village retaken by the Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Residents Anna collects items from the kitchen of her apartment inside a residential building that was destroyed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the town of Borodianka, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

Vladimir observes his damaged house in Malaya Rohan, a village retaken by the Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Two girls sit in a public square in front of destroyed buildings in Borodyanka outside Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A Ukrainian boy rides a scooter, in a residential neighbourhood damaged by Russian shelling in Irpin, Ukraine, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

A car drives past in front of destroyed buildings in Borodyanka outside Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A local resident takes a pause while clearing a house destroyed by Russian shelling of a residential area in Irpin, Ukraine, May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Local residents gather outside an apartment building damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Konstantin Derkach, 59, a local resident and carpenter, reacts while speaking on a stair landing of an apartment building damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander...more

Sisters Zoya Makushenko, 58, and Nadiya Makushenko, 70, tend their strawberry field as villagers return to Moshchun village Kyiv region, Ukraine May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A local resident sits in a courtyard outside a building heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

People move past a residential building destroyed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko