Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the last week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
Russia launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military said. An unprecedented number of drones and missiles targeted cities across the country, killing at least 16 people and wounding nearly 100.
The Danube has spilled its banks as a result of the recent rains and snowfall, placing the capital of Hungary under a flood alert.
Despite the brutal war raging in the country, Ukrainian villagers preserve the country's cultural history through the centuries-old tradition of Christmas caroling in Kryvorivnya, a village in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Kyiv claimed on December 26 that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a Russian naval landing ship, in what appears to be one of the most significant strikes against the Black Sea Fleet in months.
Before World War II and a communist dictatorship devastated Budapest in the 20th century, the Hungarian capital was home to several architectural treasures that now exist only in photographs.
As Kyiv's forces fight on the front line on December 24 in the Kharkiv region, soldiers took time to celebrate Christmas according to the Western Calendar. Ukraine is officially celebrating Christmas for the first time on December 25 instead of the January date more closely linked to Russia.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 51st week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
As temperatures drop and the ground freezes, the remaining residents of the shattered eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman are grappling with the challenges of preparing for a harsh winter, one year after Russian forces were driven out.
In the 22 months since the Kremlin launched its full-scale war on Ukraine, scores of Soviet-era monuments have been pulled down across Europe, many in direct response to the invasion. Below are some of the most significant monuments, as seen before their removal.
Since the beginning of December, Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been shrouded in a toxic haze. On December 21, Sarajevo topped the list of the world's most polluted cities for the third consecutive day.
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