Inside the battle for Ukraine: Scenes from the frontlines

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

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

A Ukrainian service member walks 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

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB  A Ukrainian soldier blesses the body of a civilian who Ukrainian soldiers said was killed by Russian troops taking a position outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Members of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps fire a howitzer at a position in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Stanislav Yurchenko

The boots of a Russian soldier outside a Russian artillery vehicle that Ukraine captured during fighting outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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 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 soldier stands at a former position near the Drobytsky Yar memorial site to Jews killed during World War Two, that was damaged during recent fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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

A Ukrainian soldier sits on top of a Russian artillery vehicle marked with the 'Z' symbol, which Ukraine captured during fighting outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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

A Ukrainian soldier walks in the village of Malaya Rohan that was recently liberated from Russian forces, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Ukrainian soldiers inspect civilian vehicles they said Russian troops used to create a barrier as they took up a position outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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

A dummy dressed as a Russian fighter hangs above a traffic sign along a road outside the town of Brovary, Ukraine, March 27. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armored vehicle during sunset on a road leading to the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

A Ukrainian soldier carries Russian weapons captured during a battle outside Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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 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

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

A view shows an armored convoy of pro-Russian troops on a road leading to the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, March 28. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

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