See what life in Ukraine is like after 4 years at war with Russia

Photographs of fallen soldiers are covered by snow at the memorial on Independence Square on February 22, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainians are preparing to mark the grim milestone of four years at war since Russia launched it's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

Children play next to an ice igloo built by local residents in the courtyard of a residential building in Lviv on Jan. 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

People sit in a tent, one of "Points of Invincibility", organized for residents to warm themselves and charge their electronic devices during blackout and heavy frost in Kyiv on Jan. 18, 2026, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian attacks have left Ukraine's energy grid teetering on the brink of collapse and have disrupted power and water supplies to millions over recent weeks.

Police officers assist a resident during an evacuation from a frontline village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Jan. 27, 2026.

Girls support a teammate during an acrobatics exercise as they wear winter socks and multiple layers of clothing in a gymnastics hall, where the temperature does not exceed 5 degrees Celsius (about 41 degrees Fahrenheit), while the city faces power outages and problems with heat after recent Russian missile and drone strikes on critical infrastructure, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2026.

People line up at a bus stop during sub-zero temperatures, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine Jan. 31, 2026.

People take shelter at a metro station during a Russian air attack, in Kyiv, on early Feb. 3, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Internally displaced Ukrainian woman Halyna Popriadukhina weaves camouflage netting for the frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dzenzelivka, Ukraine, Feb. 4, 2026.

Olha Kurtmallaieva, 26, hugs her husband Ruslan, 32, draped in a Ukrainian national flag, a released prisoner of war (POW) who was captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022, upon his arrival after a prisoner exchange in the Chernihiv region, at an undiclosed location on Feb. 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia have conducted their first prisoner exchange in months, each releasing at least 157 people, both countries said on February 5, 2026, amid US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war. The two sides have in the past conducted several rounds of prisoner swaps, one of the rare areas of direct cooperation between Ukraine and Russia amid the four-year war, but last month Kyiv accused Moscow of halting the exchanges. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images) / "The erroneous mention appearing in the metadata of this photo by Roman PILIPEY has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Kurtmallaieva] instead of [Kurk-Malaeva]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention from all your online services and delete it from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require."

Clients wear winter jackets as they receive manicures at a beauty salon, which continues operating during frequent power outages after recent Russian missile and drone strikes damaged critical infrastructure, amid RussiaÕs attack on Ukraine, in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Feb. 6, 2026.

A woman appears in a broken window of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, Feb. 9, 2026.

Local residents inspect damaged cars at the site of a Russian attack in Odesa on February 13, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Six people died in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight that targeted the southern port city of Odesa and energy infrastructure, officials announced on Feb. 13, 2026. Moscow has stepped up its attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure in recent weeks despite pressure by the United States to reach a peace deal with Kyiv. Russia launched one missile and 154 drones overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, warning that some unmanned aerial vehicles were still in Ukrainian airspace as of the morning of February 13, 2026.

A man walks his dog as people wipe off the snow from their cars following a heavy snowfall in Kyiv on Feb. 16, 2026, amid the russian invasion of Ukraine.

People join a church service in remembrance of the "Heavenly Hundred" at the Ecumenical Church of the Archistrategos Michael and the New Martyrs of Ukraine, during an event commemorating those killed during the mass Euromaidan protests, on the 12th anniversary of the uprising in Ukraine, in Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.