
Chernigiv: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after a Russian air raid in Chernigiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine’s leader called a blatant campaign of terror. AP/PTI(AP03_04_2022_000001A)

St. Petersburg: People wait in a line to enter the IKEA store at the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, March 3, 2022. IKEA is closing its stores and pausing all sourcing in Russia and Belarus from Friday, March 4. “The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a tragedy, and we deeply empathise with the millions of people affected by this situation” – IKEA’s officials told. AP/PTI(AP03_04_2022_000011A)

Przemysl: People, fleeing Ukraine, register for a bus which will take them to Germany, at the train station in Przemysl, Poland, Friday, March 4, 2022. More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion in the swiftest refugee exodus in this century, the United Nations said Thursday. AP/PTI(AP03_04_2022_000114A)