Residents flee as Russia continues shelling Ukraine cities

A man and a child escape after heavy shelling as Russian troops advance towards the capital, in Irpin, near Kyiv (Reuters)

A man helps an elderly woman to run for cover after heavy shelling in Irpin (Reuters)

Local residents run for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling (Reuters)

A local resident reacts as a house is on fire after heavy shelling on the only escape route used by locals to leave the town of Irpin, Ukraine (Reuters)

People are seen among debris of residential buildings damaged by shelling in Zhytomyr region (Reuters)

A view shows a residential building damaged by shelling in Mykolaiv (Reuters)

Journalists run for cover after heavy shelling on the only escape route used by locals in Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 6, 2022 (Reuters)

Smoke is seen after an artillery impact near a bridge, the only escape route used by locals to leave the town of Irpin, Ukraine March 6, 2022 (Reuters)

Local residents run for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin, Ukraine March 6, 2022 (Reuters)

People cross a destroyed bridge as they try to leave the city of Irpin, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine March 5, 2022 (Reuters)