A personal account of daily life in Kyiv amid intensified Russian attacks, in photos

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This was my fourth trip to Ukraine as a photojournalist. During my previous visit, I found confidence and hope that the war might soon end. This time, I saw greater exhaustion, resignation and little hope of an immediate end to the fighting.

I spent a month in Kyiv and the surrounding areas as Russian drone and missile attacks on the capital intensified. Air raid alerts sounded day and night, and thousands of residents slept in metro stations when major attacks were expected. Firefighters and emergency workers responded repeatedly to strikes across the city.

What struck me most was how deeply the war had entered everyday life. People returned to damaged homes and businesses, mourned the dead and recovered from injuries sustained in attacks. I met residents who had survived strikes by only a few meters and a couple who celebrated their wedding on the same day a drone damaged their apartment.

Still, life in the city continued. People met in cafes, children returned to school and filed into shelters, and soldiers came home for brief visits with their families. Each morning, people stopped for a nationwide minute of silence honoring those killed in the war.

On this trip, Kyiv felt like a city living not between moments of war, but within them.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Liudmyla Ryzhak, bottom, and her fiancee Leonid Ryzhak found their lost cat in their damaged apartment following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, as they get ready for their wedding ceremony. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

People walk along the Glass bridge in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A group of young Christian Orthodox clerics walk next to St. Michael cathedral in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A local resident wears a gas mask as he rides a bicycle past a partially destroyed warehouse after a Russian drone attack in Brovary on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Commuters observe a daily nationwide minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed in the war with Russia, as they wait for a bus in Kyiv, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A Ukrainian flag waves in a sunflowers field as smoke raises from a Coca Cola factory, background, after a Russian drone attack in Brovary, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Children play with soap bubbles during the traditional back to school celebrations in Kyiv, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Children sit in an underground shelter during an air raid alarm during the traditional back to school celebrations in Kyiv, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings will start training camp this week with leaders of the front office and the team in limbo.

The Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff as interim general manager and shifted former GM Steve Yzerman to his new role as a senior advisor for the franchise.

Red Wings CEO Chris Ilitch made the moves Tuesday, two days before training camp opens without a captain on the ice, saying the search continues for a new GM.

The team announced last week that Dylan Larkin, who has asked to be traded, is expected to be at Detroit's training camp after being stripped of the captaincy.

Yzerman abruptly stepped down in mid-July, and the Red Wings said any decisions about Larkin’s future would be made by the next person in charge of hockey operations.

It's unclear if that will be Horcoff's call.

The 47-year-old Horcoff has been Detroit's assistant general manager since 2022. He previously worked for the team as its director of player development and assistant director of player personnel. Horcoff, a former Michigan State star, had 511 career points in 1,008 NHL games with Edmonton, Dallas and Anaheim.

“As our process continues to find the best possible leader for Red Wings hockey operations, I’m appreciative of Shawn for stepping up to serve in this capacity,” Ilitch said. “His knowledge of our organization and range of experience allows us to operate with a clear decision-maker in place for the season ahead, while maintaining our commitment to carry out a thorough, methodical search process on our own timeline.

“Our search has attracted significant interest in the head of hockey operations position from respected leaders across the industry, and several of those candidates, including Shawn, remain under consideration for the permanent role."

The Red Wings have not been in the playoffs in a decade and seven of those seasons were with Yzerman leading the franchise he starred for as a Hall of Fame player.

“A thorough evaluation of our hockey operations following this past season’s disappointing finish led to discussions with Steve Yzerman and a determination that a change was necessary," Ilitch said.

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FILE - Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin celebrates his goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - Dallas Stars forward Shawn Horcoff (10) pressures the New York Rangers defense during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Dec. 29, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)