Defending Kyiv: Scenes from the frontlines around Ukraine's capital

A Ukrainian serviceman sits inside a Russian tank captured after fighting with Russian troops in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 27. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Ukrainian serviceman stands near the wreck of a Russian tank on the front line in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian service member walks on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members walk on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Wrecks of Russian Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and military vehicles on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian service member rests on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian service member hugs a dog that was abandoned by the owners, inside a house that the residents left, on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian serviceman stands near the wreck of a Russian Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) on the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members hide from the shelling on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A destroyed building is seen on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A wreck of a Russian Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) is seen on the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members walk at a position on the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian service member looks at a toy machine gun inside a house that the residents left, on the front line near Kyiv, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian serviceman walks past the wreck of a Russian tank in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 27. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Ukrainian serviceman walks near the wreck of a Russian tank on the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members walk on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian soldier takes position at an advanced post north of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Toy cars are seen in the yard of a destroyed house on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members walk on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian service members walk on the front line near Kyiv, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Wrecks of Russian Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) are seen in the north Kyiv region, Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian service member walks on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A view from inside a house that the residents left, on the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Destroyed houses and a car are seen on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Ukrainian serviceman stands on top of a Russian tank captured after fighting with Russian troops in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 27. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Marat Saifulin, a Ukrainian serviceman, stands in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 27. REUTERS/Marko Djurica