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