Ukraine fights on as Russia presses attack on east
Ukrainian service members raise a national flag on Snake Island, after recapturing the Black Sea island, July 7. Ukrainian Armed Forces/via REUTERS
Fresh holes dug ahead of new funerals sit next to dozens of recent graves, many of which have been filled by those who have died since Russia invaded months ago, in the Walk of Heroes section of the cemetery, which contains those who served as...more
A view shows an apartment building damaged in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Local resident Tatiana Glushenko, 45, uses a flashlight inside a glass factory bomb shelter in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Sergii Veselyi, 51, speaks to his wife Svetlana, as he lies in an emergency vehicle after he was injured during shelling in Sloviansk, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A view shows a destroyed anti-aircraft missile system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Smoke rises after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, July 6. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
An interior view shows a school building damaged in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Firefighter tries to cool himself off after extinguishing a fire at a market after shelling, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A man rides a bicycle along a street at the market after shelling, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
People wait to receive humanitarian aid in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
State Emergency Service sappers inspect a building of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 6. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
A view shows a public building destroyed in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Service members of pro-Russian troops ride an infantry fighting vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Yurii Sherbakov, 53, stands in front of a destroyed house where he was injured during shelling, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Local residents stand next to a building destroyed in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Volunteers and Ukrainian servicemen carry the body of a Russian soldier that was buried some months ago, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
Service members of pro-Russian troops ride on top of a combat engineering vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A view of the destroyed bridge linking Sievierodonetsk with Lysychansk, as seen from the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Firefighters spray water onto fire at the market after shelling, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Local residents hold their belongings before the evacuation from the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Service members of pro-Russian troops ride on top of a combat engineering vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Yurii Sherbakov, 53, stands in front of destroyed house where he was injured during shelling, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A large crater is visible in a college yard from overnight shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
Smoke rises from the territory of an automotive center following recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, July 5. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev
A woman reacts during a funeral ceremony for Maksym Rudenok, Serhii Batiuk, Ihor Khodak, Ukrainian service members, who were recently killed in combat against Russian forces, in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Yuriy Rylchuk
People wait to receive humanitarian aid in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A local resident walks past a destroyed vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Local residents walk past a building destroyed in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A service member of pro-Russian troops stands next to a destroyed police vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
People wait to receive humanitarian aid in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A local resident rides a bicycle past the city council building destroyed in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A local resident walks past destroyed cars in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A local resident rides a bicycle past a building damaged in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
People wait to receive humanitarian aid in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 4. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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