Rubble and relief in recaptured south Ukraine village

Kyiv on Thursday claimed to have recaptured 400 square kilometres (around 150 square miles) from Moscow's forces in less than a week

There were days of heavy fighting in Krestchenivka, a village recently recaptured from Russian troops in southern Ukraine

A basketball hoop stands in the rubble of a school gym.

AFP saw only two burnt-out Russian tanks in the school compound.