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In what has become a war of attrition now at its three-year mark, both sides are sustaining heavy casualties as Moscow's forces slowly but steadily advance at a time when the scale and nature of any future U.S. military aid to Kyiv remains unclear.
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Servicemen of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system toward Russian troops, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
Servicemen of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized brigade rest at their position in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 2. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
Sappers of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized brigade inspect an area for mines and unexploded shells near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 10. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A serviceman of the artillery crew of the special unit National Police fires a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Destroyed buildings in the frontline town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 22. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A serviceman of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces launches a reconnaissance drone at his position near the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 22. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A Ukrainian Su-27 fighting aircraft flies near a front line in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, February 24. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces rests at his position at the frontline, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A Ukrainian serviceman with the call sign 'Kasper', a member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment, salutes next to deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicles before launching them toward Russian territory, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A police officer observes an area for Russian FPV drones from an apartment building damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Orikhiv, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, February 12. REUTERS/Stringer
Servicemen of the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces load a rocket into a Grad-P Partizan launcher before firing towards Russian troops, at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, January 21. REUTERS/Stringer
A serviceman of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, runs as a Shark reconnaissance drone lands, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko
A combat medic of 14th Assault Brigade ChervonaKalyna of the Ukrainian National Guard treats an injured Ukrainian serviceman inside a medical stabilization point, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 3. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia
A serviceman of Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade builds a trench as part of a system of new fortifications near the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February, Donetsk region, Ukraine February 26. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A serviceman of the 13th Operative Purpose Brigade 'Khartiia' of the National Guard of Ukraine walks along a road, in the frontline village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, January 27. REUTERS/Volodymyr Pavlov
A serviceman of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sits near shells as he and a soldier await command to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops at a frontline position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 8. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
Sappers of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized brigade blow up explosive devices found at a road near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 10. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
A serviceman of Ukraine's 49th Separate Assault Battalion Carpathian Sich checks mortar shells as he prepares to fire a 120-mm mortar towards Russian troops near the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 28. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
A destroyed bridge and houses in the frontline village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, January 27. REUTERS/Volodymyr Pavlov
A serviceman of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized brigade reacts as they fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
A Servicemen of the 32nd Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a dugout near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 6. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
A downed Russian Molniya "Lightning" drone near the frontline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, February 8. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko
Servicemen of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ride a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle to a combat mission, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 10. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stands at his frontline position in a front line, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
A MaxxPro MRAP, covered in snow, sits on the road in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
An injured Ukrainian serviceman at a stabilization point near the frontline town Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 8. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko
Servicemen of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops at a frontline position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 8. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sits in a Leopard 1A5 tank, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
A Ukrainian service member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment prepares a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A resident collects her granddaughter's toys that were scattered around her home hit by a Russian air strike, in the town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 9. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
Servicemen of 24th Mechanized brigade prepare to fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
Servicemen of Ukraine's 24th Mechanized brigade rest at their position in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 2. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces
Destroyed buildings in the frontline town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 22. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukrainian servicemen of the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces camouflage a Leopard 1A5 tank, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
Servicemen of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leave a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle for a frontline combat mission, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 10. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
A serviceman of the 13th Operative Purpose Brigade 'Khartiia' of the National Guard of Ukraine stands on a road, in the frontline village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, January 27. REUTERS/Volodymyr Pavlov
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces warms himself near the stove at his position near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade removes a cartridge of a shell as he fires a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment stands next to a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch towards Russian territory, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Servicemen of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces rest at their position, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7. Oleg Petrasiuk/ 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade
A serviceman of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepares to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 8. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov