As the water level recedes, the Ukrainian dam that fell as a result of bombing has exposed its grisly secrets.
Both Russia and Ukraine have denied any responsibility for the dam’s collapse and have accused the other of using it to promote their respective military objectives.
Following damage to the Nova Kakhova dam last Tuesday, thousands of homes were inundated, forcing a large-scale evacuation and resulting in at least 14 fatalities.
The floods that followed has been called the worst environmental catastrophe since Chernobyl.
72% of the water the dam contained has drained and flooded the Dnieper River – and the newly lowered shoreline has revealed human skulls.
One skull appears to still be wearing a World War II-era German helmet – but others also seem to be wearing Soviet helmets.
The area of Soviet Ukraine which contains the Nova Kakhova reservoir was liberated from the Nazis in 1943.
The Battle of the Dnieper took place in 1943 and was one of the largest operations of World War II.
It involved almost four million troops and at one point stretched over an 870-mile front.
Over four months the eastern bank of the Dneiper was reclaimed from German forces.
The reservoir itself was built 15 years later, in 1956.