Russia-Ukraine crisis: Graphic photos show bloodied civilians amid invasion
At least 10 civilians believed dead in Russia invasion of Ukraine
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes and shelling, as civilians desperately tried to flee the country or take shelter in underground metro stations.
At least 40 Ukrainian military members and 10 civilians are believed to have died as Russia continues to invade the country, and that number is expected to rise.
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Here’s a glimpse into the death and destruction the Ukrainian people have incurred.
A wounded woman is seen after an airstrike damaged an apartment complex in city of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after the bombing of the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian security forces accompany a wounded man after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. (Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A woman walks past the debris in the aftermath of Russian shelling, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A local resident prays in a Christian Orthodox church on Feb. 24, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
Emergency unit staff treat an injured man after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces invade Ukraine from several directions. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)
Police officers inspect area after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Civilians are evacuated from the Donetsk region under the control of pro-Russian separatists, on Feb. 23, 2022. (Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A religious woman holds a cross as she prays on Independence Square in Kyiv in the morning of Feb. 24, 2022. (Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)
Lia, left, and Jasmine use a phone as they take shelter with their parents in a station in central Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022. (Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)
Damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A man reacts at the body of a relative outside a destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on Feb. 24, 2022. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Luhansk region on Feb. 24, 2022. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian military track burns at an air defense base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka))
Flame and smoke rise from the debris of a privet house in the aftermath of Russian shelling outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Military helicopters, believed to be Russian, fly over the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Ukrainian Police Department Press Service via AP)
People stand next to fragments of military equipment on the street in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Andrew Marienko)
Woman cry after fleeing Russian bombardments in Ukraine and entering Medyka, Poland, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Traffic jams are seen as people flee Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP)
People line up to withdraw their money from an ATM in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A line of cars is seen at one of the local gas stations in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. (Yevhen Kotenko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
People are seen with suitcases after Russia's military operation began on Feb. 24, 2022, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)