Editorial photo #13678646 Unrest, Conflicts and War
Destroyed village of Velyka Komyshuvakha in Kharkiv region
Ammunition boxes left by retreating Russian soldiers are stacked under a flight of stairs in an apartment block in the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha, Izium district, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 6, 2026. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the village was on the front line and was liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in September 2022. No buildings have survived, and the population has fallen from about 500 to 80 people, who are struggling to endure amid the extensive mining of the surrounding territory. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)
