PHOTOS: Russia-Ukraine war, April 22-27

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since late February, continues as the death count rises.

The invasion has created a massive humanitarian crisis and taken a toll on civilian life. Millions of people have fled the country since the invasion began in late February.

See the latest photos from the invasion below.


Ukrainian serviceman install a machine gun on the tank during the repair works after fighting against Russian forces in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Women cry during a funeral ceremony for Kira Glodan, three-month-old, her mother Valerya Glodan, 28, and grandmother Lyudmila Yavkina, 54, killed in their apartment by shelling, at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. According Ukrainian officials five people including a three-month-old infant were killed and 18 injured in a missile attack in the Black Sea port city of Odesa on last Saturday, April 23. (AP Photo/Max Pshybyshevsky)

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27: A young woman attending a demonstration in support of Mariupol cries as she listens to Ukrainian national anthem, on April 27, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The remaining Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol, including the forces holed up at Azovstal iron and steelworks, are effectively trapped, as Russia, Ukraine and other parties have failed to agree on a viable evacuation plan. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27: Young woman takes a photo of tulips in blossom on Independence Square on April 27, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries promising to return their diplomats. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
A local man sits in front of an apartment building damaged from heavy fighting as he waits for the kettle to boil in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
A dog rests on a table in a square at partially abandoned Chernobyl town, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Tamara Oliynyk, 62, sits on a bed after surgery after being injured by shelling in Shandrigolovo village, at a hospital in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A car is parked under a tree in partially abandoned Chernobyl town, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
In this photo taken by an anonymous source, smoke rises from oil storage facilities hit by fire in Bryansk, Russia, Monday, April 25, 2022. The Emergencies Ministry said the massive fire at the depot in the city of Bryansk erupted overnight. The oil depot is owned by Transneft-Druzhba, a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled company Transneft that operates the western-bound Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline carrying crude to Europe, and it wasn't immediately clear if the blaze could affect the deliveries. (Anonymous source via AP)
Flowers are placed on empty seats in tribute of Ukrainians killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prior to a Lviv National Opera theater orchestra concert, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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