Flattened cities, burning vehicles: Scenes from war-hit Ukraine as Russia continues assault | Pics

Vehicles are on fire at an oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Makiivka.

Mariupol : A cat walks next to a tanks of Donetsk People's Republic militia in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine.

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine.

A man walks past a destroyed apartment building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with remains of soldier Ruslan Borovyk killed by the Russian troops in a battle, as people kneel in the background, at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.

This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC shows damage at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Russian forces began storming the bombed-out steel mill in Mariupol on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The renewed push to take the mill came after scores of civilians were evacuated from the plant's underground tunnels after enduring weeks of shelling.