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  • A young woman looks out the window as her train arrives from Pokrovsk, in the east of Ukraine, to Lviv in the country's centre. Getty
    A young woman looks out the window as her train arrives from Pokrovsk, in the east of Ukraine, to Lviv in the country's centre. Getty
  • A truck carries black bags containing bodies exhumed from a mass grave for investigations in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
    A truck carries black bags containing bodies exhumed from a mass grave for investigations in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
  • A child uses an air rifle to shoot at a target with the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lviv, Ukraine. Getty
    A child uses an air rifle to shoot at a target with the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lviv, Ukraine. Getty
  • Firefighters try to contain a blaze at a factory after Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters try to contain a blaze at a factory after Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A woman reads as residents shelter from Russian shelling in a Kharkiv metro station. Reuters
    A woman reads as residents shelter from Russian shelling in a Kharkiv metro station. Reuters
  • Ukrainian rescuers try to put out the fire at a private building after shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
    Ukrainian rescuers try to put out the fire at a private building after shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
  • A couple of residents walk past burning shops after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
    A couple of residents walk past burning shops after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
  • A destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of Buzova village in Kyiv draws crowds of curious residents. AFP
    A destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of Buzova village in Kyiv draws crowds of curious residents. AFP
  • The Russian offensive in the Kyiv region has left a huge crater on a bridge in Makariv. AFP
    The Russian offensive in the Kyiv region has left a huge crater on a bridge in Makariv. AFP
  • Workers put an Ukrainian flag on a pole in the centre of Makariv. AFP
    Workers put an Ukrainian flag on a pole in the centre of Makariv. AFP
  • A Ukrainian mother is comforted by relatives after the body of her son was discovered in a manhole in Buzova village, west of Kyiv. AFP
    A Ukrainian mother is comforted by relatives after the body of her son was discovered in a manhole in Buzova village, west of Kyiv. AFP
  • An injured Ukrainian on a medical evacuation train bound for the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. AFP
    An injured Ukrainian on a medical evacuation train bound for the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. AFP
  • A Doctors Without Borders team at work on medical evacuation train. AFP
    A Doctors Without Borders team at work on medical evacuation train. AFP
  • A damaged building in the southern port city of Mariupol. Reuters
    A damaged building in the southern port city of Mariupol. Reuters
  • Graves of the victims of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in Mariupol. Reuters
    Graves of the victims of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in Mariupol. Reuters
  • Emergency workers sift through debris of a damaged building in Mariupol. Reuters
    Emergency workers sift through debris of a damaged building in Mariupol. Reuters
  • The conflict has forced Mariupol residents to wait in line for drinking water. Reuters
    The conflict has forced Mariupol residents to wait in line for drinking water. Reuters
  • A Russian military vehicle in Mariupol. Reuters
    A Russian military vehicle in Mariupol. Reuters
  • Food distribution at a church in the town of Borodyanka, north-west of Kyiv. AP
    Food distribution at a church in the town of Borodyanka, north-west of Kyiv. AP
  • A visitor is in shock after returning to her church, which had come under Russian attack, in the Kyiv town of Makaro. AP
    A visitor is in shock after returning to her church, which had come under Russian attack, in the Kyiv town of Makaro. AP
  • Mourners gather at the funeral of Ukrainian soldier Andriy Zagornyakon in Kamianka-Buzka. Getty Images
    Mourners gather at the funeral of Ukrainian soldier Andriy Zagornyakon in Kamianka-Buzka. Getty Images
  • A resident returns with his dog to survey his damaged building in Kharkiv. EPA
    A resident returns with his dog to survey his damaged building in Kharkiv. EPA
  • A woman and a child are forced to sit on the corridor of a building in Kharkiv that is used as a bomb shelter. EPA
    A woman and a child are forced to sit on the corridor of a building in Kharkiv that is used as a bomb shelter. EPA
  • A Ukrainian guard in the eastern town of Barvinkove, during Russia's invasion of its neighbouring country. AFP
    A Ukrainian guard in the eastern town of Barvinkove, during Russia's invasion of its neighbouring country. AFP
  • Ukrainian guards strengthen their position in the eastern town of Barvinkove. AFP
    Ukrainian guards strengthen their position in the eastern town of Barvinkove. AFP
  • Emotional farewell at the train station in the eastern Ukrainian city Kramatorsk, which has come under Russian attack. AFP
    Emotional farewell at the train station in the eastern Ukrainian city Kramatorsk, which has come under Russian attack. AFP
  • A Ukrainian serviceman surveys the damaged cultural centre, in the town of Rubizhne, Luhansk region. AFP
    A Ukrainian serviceman surveys the damaged cultural centre, in the town of Rubizhne, Luhansk region. AFP
  • A participant at the pro-Ukrainian demonstration outside Downing Street in London. Reuters
    A participant at the pro-Ukrainian demonstration outside Downing Street in London. Reuters
  • Colleagues bid farewell to Yuriy Dadak-Ruf and Taras Kryt, the Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian shelling of the Luhansk region. Reuters
    Colleagues bid farewell to Yuriy Dadak-Ruf and Taras Kryt, the Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian shelling of the Luhansk region. Reuters
  • A villager warms himself in the yard of his house in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
    A villager warms himself in the yard of his house in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
  • Vlad, the six-year old Ukrainian who lost his mother during their confinement in a Bucha basement amid the Russian invasion, plays with a friend inside his house. AP
    Vlad, the six-year old Ukrainian who lost his mother during their confinement in a Bucha basement amid the Russian invasion, plays with a friend inside his house. AP
  • A group of women wait to receive free food in Bucha. AP
    A group of women wait to receive free food in Bucha. AP
  • Shakhtar Donetsk players carry the Ukrainian flag before their football match against Olympiakos in Piraeus, near Athens. AP
    Shakhtar Donetsk players carry the Ukrainian flag before their football match against Olympiakos in Piraeus, near Athens. AP
  • Rescue workers clear the rubble of an apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
    Rescue workers clear the rubble of an apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
  • A man repairs the roof of a house while standing on a ladder, in Andriivka, Ukraine. Getty Images
    A man repairs the roof of a house while standing on a ladder, in Andriivka, Ukraine. Getty Images
  • Valerii, 65, rides by his destroyed apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
    Valerii, 65, rides by his destroyed apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
  • A Ukrainian woman in Borodianka waits as rescue workers search for her daughter, her son-in-law and her granddaughter among the rubble. Getty Images
    A Ukrainian woman in Borodianka waits as rescue workers search for her daughter, her son-in-law and her granddaughter among the rubble. Getty Images
  • Family photos are scattered among the debris of a destroyed apartment tower in Borodianka. Getty Images
    Family photos are scattered among the debris of a destroyed apartment tower in Borodianka. Getty Images
  • A distraught survivor of the attack on Borodianka. Getty Images
    A distraught survivor of the attack on Borodianka. Getty Images
  • Debris of an apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
    Debris of an apartment building in Borodianka. Getty Images
  • A writing on the gate of a destroyed building in Andriivka - 'Shells, mines?' - points to the threat faced by Ukrainians. Getty Images
    A writing on the gate of a destroyed building in Andriivka - 'Shells, mines?' - points to the threat faced by Ukrainians. Getty Images
  • Another writing on the fence of a destroyed building, in Andriivka, reads 'People children live here'. Getty Images
    Another writing on the fence of a destroyed building, in Andriivka, reads 'People children live here'. Getty Images
  • A bullet-riddled car near Ozera. Getty Images
    A bullet-riddled car near Ozera. Getty Images