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Fixing windows in the damaged Misto complex. EPA
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Ukrainian firefighters at a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv. Reuters
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Rescuers in Kharkiv extinguish a fire after a rocket strike. EPA
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Ukrainian soldiers and local officials are greeted by residents with hugs and handshakes in the village of Kozacha. Reuters
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The charred remains of a Russian tank in territory retaken by Ukraine in the Kharkiv region. AP
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Half-submerged Russian tanks amid the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkiv. AFP
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A Russian poster is pulled from a billboard to reveal a poem by Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko in Balakliia, Kharkiv. Reuters
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Ukrainian troops in the recently retaken settlement of Vasylenkove. Reuters
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Charred armoured cars litter the road in Balakliia. AFP
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A burnt-out tank in Kharkiv region. AFP
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Ukrainian flags are placed on statues in a square in Balakliia. AFP
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Shell holes pepper the Misto entertainment complex in Kharkiv. EPA
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Fixing windows in the damaged Misto complex. EPA
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Ukrainian firefighters at a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv. Reuters
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Rescuers in Kharkiv extinguish a fire after a rocket strike. EPA
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Ukrainian soldiers and local officials are greeted by residents with hugs and handshakes in the village of Kozacha. Reuters
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The charred remains of a Russian tank in territory retaken by Ukraine in the Kharkiv region. AP
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Half-submerged Russian tanks amid the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkiv. AFP
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A Russian poster is pulled from a billboard to reveal a poem by Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko in Balakliia, Kharkiv. Reuters
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Ukrainian troops in the recently retaken settlement of Vasylenkove. Reuters
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Charred armoured cars litter the road in Balakliia. AFP
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A burnt-out tank in Kharkiv region. AFP
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Ukrainian flags are placed on statues in a square in Balakliia. AFP
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Shell holes pepper the Misto entertainment complex in Kharkiv. EPA
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Fixing windows in the damaged Misto complex. EPA
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