On her way to hospital to give birth to her fourth child nearly three years ago, Ukrainian Liudmyla Rodchenko said she saw the bodies of civilians strewn along the street covered by blankets.

A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured in stunning images, many of them horrifying, some of them poignant, others uplifting.

On November 21, it will be exactly 1,000 days since Russia's invasion of Ukraine took place on February 24, 2022. Since then, both sides have lost a staggering number of troops. The combat losses figure on the Russian side alone is around 700,