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Russia-Ukraine conflict through CGTN lens: Residents crave peace
Updated 18:46, 23-Jun-2022

Ordinary lives in Ukraine and Russia are no longer what they were four months ago. As the deadly conflict between the two countries grinds on, CGTN photographers have been documenting the devastating toll on civilians.

A displaced teenager snuggles his dog at a railway station in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, March 12, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

A displaced teenager snuggles his dog at a railway station in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, March 12, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

A large crowd waits at a railway station for Ukraine-bound trains in the border city of Przemyśl, Poland, March 7, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

A large crowd waits at a railway station for Ukraine-bound trains in the border city of Przemyśl, Poland, March 7, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

The last batch of Chinese students stranded in Ukraine on board a bus arranged by the Chinese embassy head to the Slovak border, March 9, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

The last batch of Chinese students stranded in Ukraine on board a bus arranged by the Chinese embassy head to the Slovak border, March 9, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

A newborn is attended to at a maternity hospital that provides new parents with psychological counseling during a time of conflict, in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, March 28, 2022. An Kun and Wu Lei/CGTN

A newborn is attended to at a maternity hospital that provides new parents with psychological counseling during a time of conflict, in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, March 28, 2022. An Kun and Wu Lei/CGTN

A woman donates school supplies at a volunteer center in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

A woman donates school supplies at a volunteer center in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

People rush to an IKEA store in Moscow, a day before the Swedish home furnishing brand suspended its operations in Russia, March 3, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

People rush to an IKEA store in Moscow, a day before the Swedish home furnishing brand suspended its operations in Russia, March 3, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

A string of international brands shut shops for "technical reasons" at a shopping mall near the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

A string of international brands shut shops for "technical reasons" at a shopping mall near the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2022. Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

People attend a funeral ceremony for Ukrainian servicemen killed in the conflict at a cemetery in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, April 9, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

People attend a funeral ceremony for Ukrainian servicemen killed in the conflict at a cemetery in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, April 9, 2022. Luo Caiwen and Meng Qingsheng/CGTN

Ruins of the Ukraine city of Mariupol after over a month of shelling, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

Ruins of the Ukraine city of Mariupol after over a month of shelling, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

Two children play in a destroyed neighborhood in the center of Mariupol after shelling quietened down, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

Two children play in a destroyed neighborhood in the center of Mariupol after shelling quietened down, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

A building is damaged by mortar shells in Mariupol, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

A building is damaged by mortar shells in Mariupol, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

Refugees receive food, water, and SIM cards at the largest humanitarian aid center in Mariupol, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

Refugees receive food, water, and SIM cards at the largest humanitarian aid center in Mariupol, April 10, 2022. Wang Yao and Li Jianhua/CGTN

A fierce fight wiped out the village of Novoselivka in the border city of Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

A fierce fight wiped out the village of Novoselivka in the border city of Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

Dancers perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classic repertoire Swan Lake in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2022. Their global tour has been largely canceled as the result of the West's sanctions against Russia for its "special military operation." Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

Dancers perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classic repertoire Swan Lake in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2022. Their global tour has been largely canceled as the result of the West's sanctions against Russia for its "special military operation." Wu Siyi and Liu Jiaxin/CGTN

Damaged buildings and debris are seen scattered across the satellite city of Borodyanka, Ukraine, April 12, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

Damaged buildings and debris are seen scattered across the satellite city of Borodyanka, Ukraine, April 12, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

A girl lies in a pile of clothes at a volunteer center, where people make military camouflage clothing in the southern port city of Odesa, Ukraine, April 18, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

A girl lies in a pile of clothes at a volunteer center, where people make military camouflage clothing in the southern port city of Odesa, Ukraine, April 18, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets international media at a metro station in Kyiv for the first time since the conflict with Russia started. CGTN reporter Zhou Jiaxin asks Zelenskyy's comment on the appeal for weapons and peace talks. April 24, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets international media at a metro station in Kyiv for the first time since the conflict with Russia started. CGTN reporter Zhou Jiaxin asks Zelenskyy's comment on the appeal for weapons and peace talks. April 24, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits a bombarded residential area in Kyiv suburbs, Ukraine, April 28, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits a bombarded residential area in Kyiv suburbs, Ukraine, April 28, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

Damaged buildings are seen after Ukrainian forces fight Russian troops in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 16, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

Damaged buildings are seen after Ukrainian forces fight Russian troops in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 16, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

Emergency workers clean debris in a residential building after powerful shelling hits Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 17, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

Emergency workers clean debris in a residential building after powerful shelling hits Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 17, 2022. Hui Jie and Zhao Yunfei/CGTN

A pile of destroyed Russian military vehicles sits in a "tank graveyard" near Bucha, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

A pile of destroyed Russian military vehicles sits in a "tank graveyard" near Bucha, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

A girl flies a kite in the company of her mother at a temporary shelter in Irpin, Ukraine, May 13, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

A girl flies a kite in the company of her mother at a temporary shelter in Irpin, Ukraine, May 13, 2022. Fu Xiaolei and Zhou Jiaxin/CGTN

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