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A Ukrainian cadet carries a machinegun below the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. Bloomberg
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A soldier on alert near the front line in Andriivka, 10km south of the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut. AP
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An assault unit commander raises the Ukrainian flag as a symbol of liberation of the frontline village of Andriivka. AP
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Ukrainian emergency teams out a fire in Lviv. EPA
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Staten Island University Hospital, New York, where some Ukrainian soldiers are being treated for injuries sustained in the war. Reuters
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A Ukrainian farmer surveys a destroyed grain depot on his land near the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region. EPA
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Schoolchildren learn to handle rifles at a military centre in Lviv. AFP
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a howitzer towards Russian troops in Donetsk region. Reuters
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A sombre funeral ceremony for a Ukrainian soldier killed in Polonne, Khmelnytskyi region. AP
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Ukrainian heavy armoured vehicles are driven into position in Donetsk region. Reuters
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A Ukrainian cadet carries a machinegun below the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. Bloomberg
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A soldier on alert near the front line in Andriivka, 10km south of the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut. AP
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An assault unit commander raises the Ukrainian flag as a symbol of liberation of the frontline village of Andriivka. AP
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Ukrainian emergency teams out a fire in Lviv. EPA
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Staten Island University Hospital, New York, where some Ukrainian soldiers are being treated for injuries sustained in the war. Reuters
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A Ukrainian farmer surveys a destroyed grain depot on his land near the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region. EPA
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Schoolchildren learn to handle rifles at a military centre in Lviv. AFP
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a howitzer towards Russian troops in Donetsk region. Reuters
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A sombre funeral ceremony for a Ukrainian soldier killed in Polonne, Khmelnytskyi region. AP
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Ukrainian heavy armoured vehicles are driven into position in Donetsk region. Reuters
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A Ukrainian cadet carries a machinegun below the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. Bloomberg
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Dr James Zogby is the president of the Arab American Institute and a columnist for The National
11 December, 2023