KYIV — Her arms outstretched with a small bag of essentials that she hopes will bring her family to safety.

They couldn’t do it.

A shell fired by Vladimir Putin’s forces into the Irpin suburb of Kyiv killed the family instantly. Video of the attack will go around the world, serving as a shocking recap of the brutality of the Kremlin’s murderous invasion.

Minutes after the explosion, first responders covered up the bodies of Tatyana Perebeynos as well as daughter Alise, 9, and son Nikita, 18. Their rolled up bag was the only thing left.

March 5, 2022 – Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Refugees are jostling and pinching each other as they try to escape the fighting just north of the city. Ukraine was caught off guard by the invasion, forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee west to Europe.

March 5, 2022 – Kyiv, Ukraine

A family is walking between carriages at Kyiv’s main train station as they enter a desperate race to escape the fighting.

March 6, 2022 – Kyiv, Ukraine

Some locals from Kyiv are making their way to shelters to seek protection from Russian attacks, which are increasingly frequent on the outskirts of the capital. Russian forces northwest of Kyiv are slowly closing in on the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian army has so far resisted the onslaught of Russia and caused significant casualties and delays to the Russian army’s advances.

March 6, 2022 – Irpin, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Civilians and casualties are fleeing the town of Irpin, where intense fighting is taking place between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

March 6, 2022 – Irpin, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Some civilians remained on the other side of the river and managed to escape to the relatively safe side of Kyiv.

March 7, 2022 – Vyshhorod, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Locals were leaving their home city for Kyiv when Russian troops approached. Their slow progress is hard to judge because it is unclear whether it is due to the morale defenses led by Ukrainian units or logistical problems within the Russian military.

March 8, 2022 – Irpin, Kyiv City, Ukraine

The Russian military briefly paused its advance towards Kyiv after negotiations between the warring sides agreed to establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians to a safer area.

March 8, 2022 – Irpin, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Thousands of people have passed through this corridor in Irpin, where fierce fighting is taking place between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.

March 11, 2022 – Kyiv, Ukraine

Locals in Kyiv await a Russian attack as troops move closer to the Ukrainian capital.

March 11, 2022 – Kyiv, Ukraine

Russian forces are just 6 kilometers from the eastern suburbs of the capital and are currently probing the Ukrainian army, which has fortified every entrance to the capital. A Russian attack appears to have just happened.