Ravaged by Russian troops, Bucha rises from the ashes

Olha Kornych, 58, stands in front of her newly rebuilt home on Vokzalna Street in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv. Her home was among the many that were badly damaged or destroyed in Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. (Kateryna Malofieieva/NPR)

BUCHA, Ukraine — To understand how much the Kyiv suburb of Bucha has recovered in the past year, take a look at the photos above and below.

Above is Olha Kornych, 58, who was cleaning up at her newly rebuilt, tan, two-story stucco home.