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Natalia and her daughter climb a ladder, passing over a destroyed bridge in Kyiv. EPA
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Pro-Russian troops, including fighters of the Chechen special forces unit, survey the destroyed administration building of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
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A young Ukrainian refugee, one of 71 to board a flight from Moldova, sits on a suitcase after arriving in Bordeaux, France. AFP
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A member of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine carries an unexploded projectile during mine clearing near Brovary, north-east of Kyiv. AFP
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An armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops presses on in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Reuters
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A worker cleans a statue of the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. AFP
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Firefighters battle flames at a warehouse after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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People walk along a street past a missile that stuck in the ground, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters
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A man rides his bicycle next to a destroyed Russian tank in Chernihiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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A man walks next to a fire after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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A Ukrainian refugee from Mariupol area, is greeted after arriving in a small convoy that crossed through a territory held by Russian forces, after the opening of a humanitarian corridor, at a registration center for internally displaced people, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
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A Ukrainian soldier stands during the funeral of his father in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
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Ukrainian soldiers walk on a destroyed bridge in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
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Ukrainians receive humanitarian aid organised by local volunteers in Irpin. AP
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Volodymyr Lukyanovych, 63, cuts wood to make a fire outside his house in Irpin. His home was destroyed by Russian shelling. AP
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Vova, 10, and his father, Ivan Drahun, look at the grave of his mother, Maryna, during her funeral in Bucha. AP
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Sergei, 11, waits his turn to receive donated food during an aid humanitarian distribution in Bucha. AP
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Council President Charles Michel attend a news conference after their meeting in Kyiv. AP
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People pay their respects during the funeral in Kyiv for Ukrainian serviceman Volodymyr Karas, who died fighting Russian troops. AP
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Alexandra Kusminova pets her cat, named Mouse, in a restaurant in Dnipro, Ukraine, that was transformed into a shelter for those fleeing the war. AP
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A woman reads a book as she lays on a bed in the shelter. AP
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City workers repair a war-damaged road in Bucha. Getty Images
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The village council and police department buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Lymany, just outside Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Getty Images
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Local residents receive bottled water from a truck, since there has been no running water for more than a week in Mykolaiv. Getty Images
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A destroyed car on the road between Kyiv and Chernihiv. EPA
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A man looks at a burned APC in Yahidne, Chernihiv. EPA
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A man holds part of a missile in Yahidne. EPA
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A resident clears up a house that was occupied by Russian soldiers in Yahidne. EPA
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Local youth Vladyslav, 17, inspects the basement of the school building in Yahidne. EPA
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A local resident walks on the street in Yahidne. EPA
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Local residents speak on the street next to war ruins. EPA
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A destroyed garage in Ivanivka. EPA
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A man looks at bombs that litter a field in Ivanivka. EPA
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Natalia and her daughter climb a ladder, passing over a destroyed bridge in Kyiv. EPA
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Pro-Russian troops, including fighters of the Chechen special forces unit, survey the destroyed administration building of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
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A young Ukrainian refugee, one of 71 to board a flight from Moldova, sits on a suitcase after arriving in Bordeaux, France. AFP
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A member of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine carries an unexploded projectile during mine clearing near Brovary, north-east of Kyiv. AFP
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An armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops presses on in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Reuters
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A worker cleans a statue of the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. AFP
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Firefighters battle flames at a warehouse after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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People walk along a street past a missile that stuck in the ground, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters
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A man rides his bicycle next to a destroyed Russian tank in Chernihiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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A man walks next to a fire after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP Photo
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A Ukrainian refugee from Mariupol area, is greeted after arriving in a small convoy that crossed through a territory held by Russian forces, after the opening of a humanitarian corridor, at a registration center for internally displaced people, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
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A Ukrainian soldier stands during the funeral of his father in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
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Ukrainian soldiers walk on a destroyed bridge in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
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Ukrainians receive humanitarian aid organised by local volunteers in Irpin. AP
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Volodymyr Lukyanovych, 63, cuts wood to make a fire outside his house in Irpin. His home was destroyed by Russian shelling. AP
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Vova, 10, and his father, Ivan Drahun, look at the grave of his mother, Maryna, during her funeral in Bucha. AP
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Sergei, 11, waits his turn to receive donated food during an aid humanitarian distribution in Bucha. AP
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Council President Charles Michel attend a news conference after their meeting in Kyiv. AP
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People pay their respects during the funeral in Kyiv for Ukrainian serviceman Volodymyr Karas, who died fighting Russian troops. AP
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Alexandra Kusminova pets her cat, named Mouse, in a restaurant in Dnipro, Ukraine, that was transformed into a shelter for those fleeing the war. AP
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A woman reads a book as she lays on a bed in the shelter. AP
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City workers repair a war-damaged road in Bucha. Getty Images
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The village council and police department buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Lymany, just outside Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Getty Images
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Local residents receive bottled water from a truck, since there has been no running water for more than a week in Mykolaiv. Getty Images
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A destroyed car on the road between Kyiv and Chernihiv. EPA
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A man looks at a burned APC in Yahidne, Chernihiv. EPA
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A man holds part of a missile in Yahidne. EPA
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A resident clears up a house that was occupied by Russian soldiers in Yahidne. EPA
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Local youth Vladyslav, 17, inspects the basement of the school building in Yahidne. EPA
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A local resident walks on the street in Yahidne. EPA
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Local residents speak on the street next to war ruins. EPA
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A destroyed garage in Ivanivka. EPA
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A man looks at bombs that litter a field in Ivanivka. EPA
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Natalia and her daughter climb a ladder, passing over a destroyed bridge in Kyiv. EPA
Joe Biden seeks another $33bn in US aid and military spending for Ukraine
President also asks Congress for powers to seize and sell Russian oligarchs' assets
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Kyle Fitzgerald
28 April, 2022
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