PHOTOS: War wrecked Ukraine

APRIL 3: Russia continues to face fierce resistance from Ukraine, more than a month into its invasion.

Ukrainian forces have begun attempts to retake some areas from Russia, which said this week it would scale back operations around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv.

Meanwhile four million people have fled Ukraine, and a quarter of the country's population is thought to be displaced.

Here are some recent pictures of war-hit Ukraine taken from BBC: