Amid war, photos from Ukraine tell stories that can't be razed

Grim and gory pictures from Ukraine show what life in a war-hit country looks like.

Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed across country amid the Russian invasion.

Nearly 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered this week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

While many structures have been destroyed, these photos tell stories that can’t be razed so easily, immortalizing the defenders in lulls between fighting.

In this photo, a Ukrainian soldier injured during fighting against Russian forces, gets a medical aid inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.

In this powerful photo, a Ukrainian soldier inside the ruined Azovstal steel plant stands under a sunlight ray in his shelter in Mariupol