As heavy fighting continued in the nearby town of Irpin, a steady stream of tired, mainly elderly, civilians were evacuated to safety. They gathered at an aid station on the outskirts of Kyiv where th...

A man carries his daughter having just been evacuated from the frontline town of Irpin. As heavy fighting continued in the town of Irpin nearby, a steady stream of tired, mainly elderly, civilians wer...

Pupils socialise during a break between lessons at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been forced to flee the war. A 'welcome'...

Ilya (13, centre), a Ukrainian boy who fled Kiev after the Russian invasion during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them ha...

Ilya (13, centre), a Ukrainian boy who fled Kiev after the Russian invasion during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them ha...

Pupils outside public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been forced to flee the war.

Ukrainian pupils Ilya (13), Oleh (13) and Jarek (12) share a snack during a break between lessons at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of t...

Ukrainian and Polish pupils socialise during a break between lessons at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been forced to flee...

Ukrainian children L-R: Ilya (13), Vanilia (13) and Sofia (13) during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been force...

Ivan (11), from Ukraine, reading during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been forced to flee the war.

Ukrainian children R-L: Ivan (11), Vanilia (13) and Sofia (13) during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them have been force...

Ilya (13, centre), a Ukrainian boy who fled Kiev after the Russian invasion during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them ha...

Ilya (13, centre), a Ukrainian boy who fled Kiev after the Russian invasion during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them ha...

Ilya (13, centre), a Ukrainian boy who fled Kiev after the Russian invasion during a lesson at public primary school number 81 where around 10% of the school's pupils are from Ukraine, most of them ha...

A long line of cars leading to the border crossing stretching for more than five kilometres. A crowd of several thousand or more, mainly women and children, queued up in the freezing cold at the Shehy...