As Russian troops retreat, the small town of Borodianka, 50km northwest of Kyiv, is left in ruins.

The Russian retreat last week has left behind clues of the battle waged to keep a grip on Borodianka, just 50km (30 miles) northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.


<sub>A man walks past destroyed buildings in the town of Borodianka. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]



A Ukrainian territorial defence serviceman walks past a destroyed Russian armoured personnel carrier. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]



A man walks past destroyed buildings. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP</sub>


The modest town has been turned inside out. The buildings are flayed open, spilling clothing into the treetops.

A trip along the long straight road through Borodianka is a procession of the grimly absurd.

An apartment block is hollowed by a blast, a charred mattress hangs out in the open sky. A burned-out tank is parked in the guts of a savaged building. Children’s toys are strewn everywhere in the street, too many to count.



<sub>The wreckage of a car in Borodianka's central square. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP



A woman walks past destroyed buildings in Borodianka. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]



A man removes debris near a destroyed Russian armoured personnel carrier. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]</sub>


Doddering down the muddied central road pushing a trolley of aid parcels, Mykola Kazmyrenko cannot comprehend it.

“I can’t even look at it, it makes me want to cry,” the 57-year-old said. “People are void of their homes.”

“I know five civilians were killed,” said 58-year-old Rafik Azimov. “But we don’t know how many more are left in the basements of the ruined buildings after the bombardments.”

Though the human cost in Borodianka is not yet fully apparent, the devastation is more complete.



<sub>A woman carries her bicycle as she walks past a destroyed Russian armoured personnel carrier. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]



The full nature of the destruction in areas from which Russian troops have withdrawn is still being pieced together. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]</sub>

_{Source: Aljazeera}

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Mynd44

lies, photoshop, Ukraine is winning

Ukraine will surely bounce back

Russia will be the only loser at the end of the war.....

Ukraine will recover with the grants from us and co

WHILE Russia will continue to deal with the sanctions....

Putin retreated?
Can you imagine..so after all the fighting and hype Putin couldn't capture kyiv?

Putin puppet must be so painted right now..
Let me repeat it so everyone can see..
Putin will never achieve his evil motive against Ukraine and the world..

Modified:I see some Putin's Putin's puppet crying around bringing silly agreement excuses..

Putin is ‘withdrawing’ his army because he is getting his as* KICKED in the Kyiv area. The ‘withdrawals’ so far are of battlegroups that are so battered that they are no longer combat effective...They are going back probably to Belarus for refitting.. re-equipping and they will cobble together new battlegroups from the remains of the last...
At that point it is EXPECTED that they will reposition to the Donbass region to assist in the annouced offensive there OR they will return to the Kyiv front...

This peace talk withdrawal nonsense is an excuse for Putin and his Hunters cos they are failing woefully in Ukraine..

All Russian assets in western country's be sold and given to Ukraine to rebuild the country!

Let there be peace.








Pls patronise us today for your power steering pump pump of all all car models.

More reasons why we should never clamour for war in any form, imagine the loss of inoccent lifes and devastation of property over a senseless and avoidable war.

Maxymilliano:
All Russian assets in western country's be sold and given to Ukraine to rebuild the country!

Same way all USA, UK and France assets around the world should be sold and give to all the countries that have destroyed.

Without NATO war in Libya, Nigeria and west Africa wouldn’t be facing massive Terrorists problem.
France came to Mali and looted all Mali golds.

Maybe it’s time for Africans to wake up but since we have only looters as leaders then we are still like slaves.

Maxymilliano:
All Russian assets in western country's be sold and given to Ukraine to rebuild the country!

Are you the person who is going to sell them?

Decades worth of development turned to rubble. It will take Ukraine a very long time to bounce back from this calamity.

WAR is Terrible!!








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FERNANDEZISBACK:
Putin retreated?
Can you imagine..so after all the fighting and hype Putin couldn't capture kyiv?

Putin puppet must be so painted right now..
Let me repeat it so everyone can see..
Putin will never achieve his evil motive against Ukraine and the world..

Who later begged for agreement
Putin achieved his evil aims

If I were Ukrainians, I'd send some missiles into Russia and destroy their cities too. You just can't come destroy my cities like this and go back home to enjoy yours. Nothing like fear for Russia again, we have seen their worst so we die here.

Damnnn niggar
Zelenski my niggarrrr

The city will come up again....even more beautiful

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Putin retreated?
Can you imagine..so after all the fighting and hype Putin couldn't capture kyiv?

Putin puppet must be so painted right now..
Let me repeat it so everyone can see..
Putin will never achieve his evil motive against Ukraine and the world..

How stupid are you really, ukraine asked for a retreat as part of Thier negotiation to show good faith, Russia agreed yet some slowpoke like you is wailing

Putin what did you gain from the war?

Hmmm.

Elvictor:
lies, photoshop, Ukraine is winning

.head slammer... despite you are fasting, you still don't have Sense....

Terrorist

war and its aftermath

i pirry those Nigerians (even here on nairaland) that keep drumming for war...u think say na call of duty?

Putin have left Ukraine in ruins.

War is bad.

Russia should be ashamed of themselves a country with no adequate military,yet they couldn't even defeat them, see has tanked look unkempt ,all this tank they have been using since WW2,I see why they invest much in nuclear missiles

G

seunny4lif:

Same way all USA, UK and France assets around the world should be sold and give to all the countries that have destroyed.

Without NATO war in Libya, Nigeria and west Africa wouldn’t be facing massive Terrorists problem.
France came to Mali and looted all Mali golds.

Maybe it’s time for Africans to wake up but since we have only looters as leaders then we are still like slaves.

Our Southern christians will come for your head for saying the truth. Imagine Russia never occupied any African soil, the irony is that NATO alone destroyed Libya & the Evil effects of proliferation of fire arms has turned Nigeria to nightmare for bandits, herdsmens & terrorists now use Libyan arms to kill innocent Nigerians.

Nawa o

Good

E no go better for Putin

No matter the destruction fund's will be available through the IMF and world Bank and Ukraine will be rebuilt..
My only joy is that Putin sons that said that Kiev will be capture in two days are now in pains.

I blame the citizens that couldn't call their mad president to order when USA and NATO were pushing him to lead Ukraine to total destruction.they were hailing him and ready to fight tanks and fighters jet with ak47 both senseless zelenzy and Ukrainians deserve what they got from Russia anyway Ukraine has killed more than 50k Russia soldiers so why crying while you are winning