Buildings, structures, objects before and after the start of the war

For comparison we offer a selection of photos from World War II and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
 

A school in the town of Romny was destroyed by a Shahed drone strike. Four people were killed and four others were injured.

On 19 August 2023, Russian terrorists launched a missile attack on the centre of Chernihiv. At the time, an exhibition was taking place in the city centre, and many people were injured.

The Russians hit the Iskander-K hotel building with a missile. The building housed a children's camp. 

Germany provides substantial support to the people of Ukraine, both in humanitarian and military terms. The German population strongly condemns Russia's actions and compels assistance to Ukraine and its inhabitants. 

Russian forces continue to destroy Ukrainian cultural heritage. This article gives examples of such crimes.
 

At the beginning of the open invasion, the Korolenko Central City Library in Mariupol became a refuge for the townspeople from Russian attacks. But the building itself did not withstand the massive shelling.

Due to the undermining of the Kakhovka hydropower plant by Russian troops, the reservoir has begun to shallow. The mass fish kill has unpredictable consequences.

More than 80 settlements have gone under water because of the bombing of the Kakhovska hydroelectric power plant dam by the Russians. Volunteers and rescuers are actively working everywhere.