Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the sixth week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week (February 6-12, 2023)
- By RFE/RL
![The body of a local resident killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine lies in an empty street in the frontline city of Bakhmut.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-06ad-08db0b88b23b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The body of a local resident killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine lies in an empty street in the frontline city of Bakhmut.
![A monument to Soviet test pilot Valery Chkalov is dismantled in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-4819-08db0acbd303_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A monument to Soviet test pilot Valery Chkalov is dismantled in Kyiv.
![Kazakhstan's Dias Jirenbayev skates his short program in the mens competition during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-6a49-08db0b83dc3d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kazakhstan's Dias Jirenbayev skates his short program in the mens competition during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2023 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
![An Iranian woman wearing a traditional Gilaki costume attends the 16th International Exhibition of Tourism and Related Industries at Tehran’s international exhibition complex in Tehran.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-71f7-08db0b80795c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iranian woman wearing a traditional Gilaki costume attends the 16th International Exhibition of Tourism and Related Industries at Tehran’s international exhibition complex in Tehran.
![Afghan laborers work at a construction project in the Arghandab district of Kandahar.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-50b8-08db0b7f9df4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan laborers work at a construction project in the Arghandab district of Kandahar.
![People take shelter inside a subway station during massive Russian missile attacks against Ukraine in Kyiv on February 10.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-494d-08db0b84ad01_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take shelter inside a subway station during massive Russian missile attacks against Ukraine in Kyiv on February 10.
![Orthodox faithful light candles with jars of honey during a holy mass for the Sanctification of Honey at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-14b7-08db0b6303e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orthodox faithful light candles with jars of honey during a holy mass for the Sanctification of Honey at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
![Boys carrying sacks of trash paper to be used to heat their homes walk up a path during a snowfall in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-4046-08db0b5e033b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Boys carrying sacks of trash paper to be used to heat their homes walk up a path during a snowfall in Kabul.
![Newly recruited personnel joining Taliban security forces demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Herat.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-0560-08db0a9ec758_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly recruited personnel joining Taliban security forces demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Herat.
![Relatives react at the grave of a Ukrainian servicemen who was killed at the eastern front, during his funeral in Lviv. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-4c31-08db09b0b607_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives react at the grave of a Ukrainian servicemen who was killed at the eastern front, during his funeral in Lviv.
![People walk past a propaganda billboard in St. Petersburg extolling the actions of Russian soldiers taking part in their country's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-0388-08db092d1ec5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk past a propaganda billboard in St. Petersburg extolling the actions of Russian soldiers taking part in their country's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
![Ukrainian servicemen from an artillery unit stand near the frontline town of Bakhmut on February 7. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-3815-08db09c70259_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian servicemen from an artillery unit stand near the frontline town of Bakhmut on February 7.
![Pakistani military officials and others in Karachi pay their respects to former ruler Pervez Musharraf, who died on February 5. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-a2e3-08db09e3369d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pakistani military officials and others in Karachi pay their respects to former ruler Pervez Musharraf, who died on February 5.
![Kostyantyn and his pet fox Ksiuha ride a bus in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-5872-08db08f8467e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kostyantyn and his pet fox Ksiuha ride a bus in Kyiv.
![A picture taken with a drone shows a blanket of snow in Aiton in Romania's Transylvania region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-bf52-08db0822c90a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A picture taken with a drone shows a blanket of snow in Aiton in Romania's Transylvania region.
![Orthodox Christians attend Sunday prayers in the basement of the Church of All Saints as the sounds and vibrations of shelling continue in Bakhmut amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08530000-0a00-0242-389d-08db081c3e70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orthodox Christians attend Sunday prayers in the basement of the Church of All Saints as the sounds and vibrations of shelling continue in Bakhmut amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
![A member of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Azov Unit) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepares to fire a 152-mm howitzer shell with an inscription "From Ihor [in revenge] for Mariupol" amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-ac4e-08db08504d82_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Azov Unit) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepares to fire a 152-mm howitzer shell with an inscription "From Ihor [in revenge] for Mariupol" amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut.
![Afghan laborers work at an iron factory in Kandahar Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-6266-08db08eec243_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan laborers work at an iron factory in Kandahar Province.
![Children jump on a trampoline in the Fayzabad district of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-b3cd-08db08eec25c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children jump on a trampoline in the Fayzabad district of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan Province.
![Migrants in transit, mostly from Afghanistan, wrapped in jackets and blankets because of the cold, wait on a platform at the railway station in Rijeka on the Adriatic coast in western Croatia.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-4f59-08db08eec25f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Migrants in transit, mostly from Afghanistan, wrapped in jackets and blankets because of the cold, wait on a platform at the railway station in Rijeka on the Adriatic coast in western Croatia.
![The phrase "Sarajevo stands with the people of Turkey and Syria" is projected on the National Library building in in Sarajevo after a devastating earthquake leveled parts of those two countries on February 6, killing thousands.](https://gdb.rferl.org/006c0000-0aff-0242-9ce2-08db08ed2e61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The phrase "Sarajevo stands with the people of Turkey and Syria" is projected on the National Library building in in Sarajevo after a devastating earthquake leveled parts of those two countries on February 6, killing thousands.