Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 27th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region.
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Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 26th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region.
Petrykivka painters are continuing their craft as missiles hammer eastern Ukraine and the town's historic art collection is transported to safety.
The capture of Syevyerodonetsk, once home to over 100,000 people, was a slow and grinding victory for Russian forces.
Deep beneath the Ukrainian port city of Odesa lies one of the world's largest underground labyrinths.
Billboards across Ukraine are displaying patriotic and propaganda messaging as the economy dries up and the war with Russia grinds on.
The dramatic landscape of Central Asia provided the backdrop as traditionally dressed horsemen delighted the crowds with their skills at the Kyrgyz Culture Festival held in Naryn.
Ukraine's railway system has helped millions flee to safety, even as its stations and other infrastructure have been targeted by Russian missiles. These images capture the journey of an evacuation train from Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, carrying people to the relative safety of cities further west.
Scenes of everyday life have replaced the devastation caused by the aborted Russian advance on Ukraine's capital after a remarkably swift cleanup in some areas of the Kyiv region.
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