In photos: Civilians try to flee as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues

A man carries a woman as they cross an improvised path while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday, March 6.Oleksandr Ratushniak/The Associated Press
A man walks by a building damaged by recent shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 6.OLEKSANDR LAPSHYN/Reuters

People walk under a destroyed bridge as they flee the town of Irpin, which was hit by heavy shelling on Sunday.Oleksandr Ratushniak/The Associated Press
A destroyed car is seen in front of a house damaged by shelling in the village of Marhalivka in the Kyiv region of Ukraine March 6.OLEG PEREVERZEV/Reuters

A man observes buildings destroyed in Russian artillery shelling, in the village of Horenka close to Kyiv on Sunday, March 6.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press

The burnt out remains of a building destroyed by Russian army shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.SERGEI BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images
People are seen amidst the debris of a house destroyed by Russian shelling in the village of Marhalivka, in the Kyiv region, on March 6.OLEG PEREVERZEV/Reuters

People shelter in the basement of a building with some belongings and food, after Russian troops shelled the city of Kharkiv, in the east of the country on March 6.SERGEI BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the non-profit organization New Acropolis weave netting for military use on March 6, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A woman and her son, 22 months, from the Luhansk region, are given shelter at the Lviv Puppet theatre on March 6.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Volunteers at the Frankivsk administration building in Lviv, Ukraine provide food, information and assistance with accommodation and onward travel to those fleeing Ukraine on March 6.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko visits a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press

Civilians and aid organizations help refugees after they arrive to the Western Railway Station after crossing the border at Zahony-Csap as they flee Ukraine on March 6.Janos Kummer/Getty Images
Volunteers prepare humanitarian aid for refugees at the Maria Zankovetska National Academic Drama Theater, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo PalamarchukPAVLO PALAMARCHUK/Reuters

People fleeing the conflict in Ukraine arrive at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border crossing near Beregsurany, Hungary, on March 6.ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian refugees from Western Ukraine walk across a bridge near the Zosin-Ustyluh border crossing into Poland on Sunday.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images
A service member of pro-Russian troops drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
A tank with the symbol "Z" painted on its side is seen in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia ride in the back of a truck in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
Local residents receive humanitarian aid in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
A service member of pro-Russian troops in a uniform without insignia drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

An Ukrainian serviceman searches a civilian in a village, east of the town of Brovary on March 6.DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images
Volunteers prepare food for local residents and members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces at a field kitchen in Kyiv on March 6.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters

Armed Ukrainian servicemen inspect a car at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kyiv on March 6.GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Evhen, a Ukrainian serviceman who was wounded in his shoulder during shelling in Irpin, receives medical help prior being transferred to the hospital on March 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

A large crowd of people fleeing Ukraine wait for a train to Poland at the Lviv railway station on March 6.YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images

Buildings in Irpin burn after being bombarded by Russian shelling on Sunday, March 6.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press

A Ukrainian servicemen patrols a military checkpoint on an evacuation route in Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images
Ex-military man Dennis Kohut, who is working as a firefighter, trains volunteers to fight with the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 6.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters
Volunteers train to fight with the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces at the warrior house, in Lviv on Sunday.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

An Ukrainian serviceman looks through binoculars towards the town of Stoyanka at a checkpoint on the connecting road to Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

An injured Ukrainian serviceman receives medical help on March 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images
Indian volunteers prepare food for refugees fleeing Ukraine outside a temporary accommodation and transport hub at a former shopping mall in Przemysl, Poland, on March 6.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

A volunteer prepares Molotov cocktails in an auto repair shop in Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend a wedding of their comrades Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 6.MYKOLA TYMCHENKO/Reuters

Pedestrians cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 6.DAPHNE ROUSSEAU/AFP/Getty Images

A volunteer stands inside an auto repair shop as he reconditions machine guns that were taken from the Russian army, in Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images
A house is on fire after heavy Russian shelling on the only escape route used by locals to leave the town of Irpin, near Kyiv on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

A woman who was just evacuated from Irpin prays for the people left behind in the city on March 6 in Kyiv,Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images
A man says goodbye to his relatives as they leave on an evacuation train to Lviv, at Kyiv central train station on Sunday.GLEB GARANICH/Reuters

Ukrainian servicemen patrol a bridge on the road that connects Stoyanka with Kyiv, on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman as she tries to flee in the town of Irpin in Ukraine, on Sunday, March 6.Andriy Dubchak/The Associated Press
Local residents run for cover as they try to escape from the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling by Russian troops on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters
A local resident reacts as a house is on fire after heavy shelling in the town of Irpin, 24km from Kyiv, while Russian troops advance toward the capital on Sunday.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters
Local residents look for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin, Ukraine, after heavy shelling forced them to flee on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters
Local residents flee the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling from Russian troops advancing through the area towards the capital of Kyiv on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters
A woman fleeing Ukraine is helped into a wheelchair upon arriving at a temporary accommodation centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 6.YARA NARDI/Reuters

People gather for a Sunday service at the Saint's Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on March 6. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have passed through Lviv on their way to Poland.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces stands guard next to anti-tank structures blocking the streets to the center of Kyiv on March 6.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov exchange rings at their wedding during Ukraine-Russia conflict, at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine March 6.MYKOLA TYMCHENKO/Reuters
People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovSTOYAN NENOV/Reuters

Wounded dogs that have been evacuated from Ukraine are treated for injuries at the Ada Foundation animal clinic in Przemysl, Poland on March 6.Omar Marques/Getty Images

Jakub (right) and a vet assistant hold a cat that was evacuated from Ukraine at the Ada Foundation animal clinic on March 6, in Przemysl, Poland.Omar Marques/Getty Images

Refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in the main train station of Krakow on March 6.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
Polish police manage a crowd of refugees as they wait to board a bus, at a temporary accommodation centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 6.YARA NARDI/Reuters

Romani refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in Krakow on March 6 as they wait to be relocated to other temporary accommodations in Poland or abroad.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

Refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in the main train station of Krakow on March 6. The number of people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine has topped 1.5 million.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovSTOYAN NENOV/Reuters

Refugees, mostly women with children, wait to board a bus after arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6.Visar Kryeziu/The Associated Press

Tents are set up in preparation for the arrival of refugees from Ukraine in Hall 27 of the exhibition grounds in Hanover, Germany, on Sunday March 6.Lino Mirgeler/The Associated Press
Refugees wait for the departure of their train after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the train station in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 6.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters