Photos show destruction of Ukraine in first weeks of war with Russia

A town in eastern Ukraine has been all but destroyed in vicious fighting.

After two weeks of fighting, cities across Ukraine are showing the effects of Russia's escalating bombing campaign.

Residential towers, utility buildings and even hospitals have been hit by Russian shells.

Here's a look at some of the damage Ukrainians are faced with already.

An improvised path under a destroyed bridge in Irpin. (AP: Efrem Lukatsky)

The debris of a car wash in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv. (AP: Felipe Dana)

A street damaged by shelling in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

Sunset in Kharkiv. (AP: Andrew Marienko)

A church in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

A building damaged by shelling in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

Emergency workers outside a maternity hospital. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

People carry belongings out of a residential building destroyed by recent shelling in Irpin. (Reuters: Serhii Nuzhnenko)

An apartment building damaged by shelling in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

A maternity hospital damaged by shelling in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

Buildings damaged by shelling in Mariupol. (AP: Evgeniy Maloletka)

A residential building destroyed by recent shelling in the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region. (REUTERS: Serhii Nuzhnenko)

Flames and smoke rise from a damaged gym following shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2, 2022. (AP: Efrem Lukatsky)

A residential building in Zhytomyr. (Reuters)