Battle Aftermath: Ukrainian Forces Recapture Village Outside Kyiv

A Ukrainian soldier walks near a destroyed Russian tank in Lukyanivka on March 27.

Many houses were left in ruins during the fighting.

The remains of a Russian tank

The Ukrainian flag flies above a destroyed home.

Ukrainian soldiers stand next to the damaged memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War II in Lukyanivka

Ukrainian armored vehicles now patrol the village.

A captured Russian tank

A local official said at least three Russian tanks like the one pictured were captured.

A Ukrainian soldier drives a Russian tank.

Several Russian armored vehicles were destroyed.

The writing on the gun barrel of the tank reads: "Good evening, we are from Ukraine."