War and pics: Destruction in Ukraine caught on camera amid war with Russia - in Pics

Over 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine so far, according to the latest U.N. tally, around half of them children. Russian forces are operating with "reckless disregard" for civilians as they face stronger-than-expected resistance in Ukraine, US spy chiefs said

Hundreds of civilians were forced to flee the country amid heavy shelling and bombardment by both Ukraine and Russia and seek shelter inside a broken bridge.

Constant Russian shelling in Ukraine's Sumy caused massive damage as thousands remained stranded in the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian authorities had managed to evacuate almost 40,000 people from the cities of Sumy.

Heartbreaking visuals were caught in camera as families in Ukraine were forced to leave their homes and flee the country seek refuge in neighbouring nations.

A Ukrainian service tank was destroyed amid fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops on the outskirts of Brovary. The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country`s public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, Reuters reported.

A children's hospital in  Ukraine's Mariupol was completely destroyed after heavy bombardment as Russia's invasion of Ukraine gains pace.

Satellite images show streets after streets have been destroyed in Ukraine as roads are filled with rubble, bomb craters and twisted steel amid heavy shelling by Russia.