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Danylo, commander of an engineering and sapper company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, inspects pyramidal anti-tank obstacles known as 'dragon's teeth' before installing them into a new fortification line in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters
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Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in Dnipro, south-eastern Ukraine. EPA
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Rescues carry a person wounded by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
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Rescuers tackle a blaze at a building struck by Russian bombs, in Dnipro. AP
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An apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Region. AFP
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A building destroyed by a Russian air strike in the front-line town of Orikhiv. AP
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A dog stands on the rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv. Reuters
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A Ukrainian serviceman works on an FPV drone in a workshop in the Donetsk region. Reuters
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Local resident Kateryna, 77-years-old, walks with a litter of puppies, which she feeds in the yard of her bomb-damaged apartment block in the town of Kurakhove. AFP
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Ukrainian rescuers at the scene of a missile strike near a residential building, in Zaporizhzhia. EPA
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A woman looks at the damage in her flat after debris from a missile strike hit nearby, in Kyiv. EPA
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Ukrainian firefighters at the scene of a missile strike in Kyiv. EPA
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Ukrainian servicemen take part in military training at an undisclosed location near the frontline. EPA
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Ukrainian troops run near the site of a rocket attack on an industrial building, in Kharkiv. EPA
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A pilot operates a drone at a training ground in the Kyiv region. AFP
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Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are depicted in a tug-of-war on a memorial in Izium, Kharkiv region. AP
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A man looks at his home in a damaged apartment building in Izium, Kharkiv. AP
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Ukrainian civilian women are trained to use weapons, in Kyiv. AFP
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A Ukrainian soldier mans a position as new recruits receive training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region. EPA
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A man pays tribute at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers, at the Independence Square in Kyiv. AFP
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An emergency worker at the scene of a Russian attack in Odesa. AP
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Ukrainian recruits are trained by members of the Danish military, in the east of England. AP
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Danylo, commander of an engineering and sapper company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, inspects pyramidal anti-tank obstacles known as 'dragon's teeth' before installing them into a new fortification line in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters
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Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in Dnipro, south-eastern Ukraine. EPA
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Rescues carry a person wounded by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
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Rescuers tackle a blaze at a building struck by Russian bombs, in Dnipro. AP
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An apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Region. AFP
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A building destroyed by a Russian air strike in the front-line town of Orikhiv. AP
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A dog stands on the rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv. Reuters
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A Ukrainian serviceman works on an FPV drone in a workshop in the Donetsk region. Reuters
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Local resident Kateryna, 77-years-old, walks with a litter of puppies, which she feeds in the yard of her bomb-damaged apartment block in the town of Kurakhove. AFP
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Ukrainian rescuers at the scene of a missile strike near a residential building, in Zaporizhzhia. EPA
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A woman looks at the damage in her flat after debris from a missile strike hit nearby, in Kyiv. EPA
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Ukrainian firefighters at the scene of a missile strike in Kyiv. EPA
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Ukrainian servicemen take part in military training at an undisclosed location near the frontline. EPA
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Ukrainian troops run near the site of a rocket attack on an industrial building, in Kharkiv. EPA
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A pilot operates a drone at a training ground in the Kyiv region. AFP
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Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are depicted in a tug-of-war on a memorial in Izium, Kharkiv region. AP
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A man looks at his home in a damaged apartment building in Izium, Kharkiv. AP
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Ukrainian civilian women are trained to use weapons, in Kyiv. AFP
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A Ukrainian soldier mans a position as new recruits receive training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region. EPA
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A man pays tribute at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers, at the Independence Square in Kyiv. AFP
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An emergency worker at the scene of a Russian attack in Odesa. AP
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Ukrainian recruits are trained by members of the Danish military, in the east of England. AP
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Danylo, commander of an engineering and sapper company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, inspects pyramidal anti-tank obstacles known as 'dragon's teeth' before installing them into a new fortification line in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters
What chance for peace in frozen battle for Ukraine?
Russia says its offensive has 'de facto' turned into a war, setting its terms for the next stage of fighting
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