In pictures: Horrific scenes as Russia invades Ukraine

Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with rocket attacks unleashed on more than 10 cities, including the capital, Kyiv. See the pictures of destruction and heartbreak.

Servicemen ride atop a Russian armored vehicle in Armyansk, Crimea, on February 25, 2022. - Ukrainian forces fought off Russian invaders in the streets of the capital Kyiv on February 25, 2022, as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting civilians and called for more international sanctions. Pre-dawn blasts in Kyiv set off a second day of violence after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale invasion on on February 24, 2022, that quickly claimed dozens of lives and displaced at least 100,000 people. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

1/25Servicemen ride atop a Russian armored vehicle in Armyansk, Crimea, on February 25, 2022. - Ukrainian forces fought off Russian invaders in the streets of the capital Kyiv on February 25, 2022, as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting civilians and called for more international sanctions. Pre-dawn blasts in Kyiv set off a second day of violence after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale invasion on on February 24, 2022, that quickly claimed dozens of lives and displaced at least 100,000 people. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

A woman with two children and carrying bags walk on a street to leave Ukraine after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border in Ubla, eastern Slovakia, close to the Ukrainian city of Welykyj Beresnyj, on February 25, 2022, following Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. - Ukrainian citizens have started to flee the conflict in their country one day after Russia launched a military attack on neighbouring Ukraine. (Photo by PETER LAZAR / AFP)

2/25A woman with two children and carrying bags walk on a street to leave Ukraine after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border in Ubla, eastern Slovakia, close to the Ukrainian city of Welykyj Beresnyj, on February 25, 2022, following Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. - Ukrainian citizens have started to flee the conflict in their country one day after Russia launched a military attack on neighbouring Ukraine. (Photo by PETER LAZAR / AFP)

Emergencies personnel work at the crash site of a Ukrainian military plane south of Kyiv on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINE EMERGENCY MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

3/25Emergencies personnel work at the crash site of a Ukrainian military plane south of Kyiv on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINE EMERGENCY MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / AFP)

4/25The body of a rocket stuck in a flat after recent shelling on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK / AFP)

A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after the bombing of the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)

5/25A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after the bombing of the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)

Ukrainian servicemen are seen next to a destroyed armoured vehicle, which they said belongs to the Russian army, outside Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin

6/25Ukrainian servicemen are seen next to a destroyed armoured vehicle, which they said belongs to the Russian army, outside Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin

Hundreds of people seek shelter underground, on the platform, inside the dark train cars, and even in the emergency exits, in metro subway station as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

7/25Hundreds of people seek shelter underground, on the platform, inside the dark train cars, and even in the emergency exits, in metro subway station as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

School kids led through drills at the Number One school in the city of Druzhkivka, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine - Wednesday 23 February 2022. Picture: BBC News

8/25School kids led through drills at the Number One school in the city of Druzhkivka, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine - Wednesday 23 February 2022. Picture: BBC News

9/25Ukrainian military vehicles move past Independence square in central Kyiv on February 24. Picture: AFP

10/25A rocket body stuck into a road after shelling on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv on February 24. Picture: AFP

11/25People stuck in a huge traffic jam as they try to leave Kyiv and head to western parts of the country on February 24. Picture: AFP

People stand by the body of a relative stretched out on the ground after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

12/25People stand by the body of a relative stretched out on the ground after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

13/25A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

People react outside a destroyed building after bombings in Chuguiv. Russsia's ground forces on Thursday crossed into Ukraine from several directions. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

14/25People react outside a destroyed building after bombings in Chuguiv. Russsia's ground forces on Thursday crossed into Ukraine from several directions. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

15/25People stand outside a destroyed building in Chuguiv after bombings on February 24, 2022. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

16/25Firefighters work on a fire in a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

17/25Firefighters work on a fire in a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

18/25Firefighters work on a fire in a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv. Picture: Aris Messinis / AFP

19/25A military cargo truck is pictured in central Kyiv in the morning on February 24, 2022. Picture: Daniel Leal/ AFP

20/25A Ukrainian armoured vehicle is pictured in central Kyiv in the morning on February 24, 2022. Picture: Daniel Leal/ AFP

Ukrainian firefighters arrive to rescue civilians after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv. Picture: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

21/25Ukrainian firefighters arrive to rescue civilians after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv. Picture: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

22/25A view of a damaged flat after an airstrike in Chuhuiv. Picture: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

23/25Ukrainian security forces accompany a wounded man out of the destroyed building. Picture: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

24/25Ukrainian security forces accompany a wounded man out of the destroyed building. Picture: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

25/25People standing around the remains of a shell in Kyiv. Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP

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