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Photos Of The Week No. 25

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 25th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Birds come to rest at a special-purpose section of a graveyard for victims of COVID-19 on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 25. 
1 Birds come to rest at a special-purpose section of a graveyard for victims of COVID-19 on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 25. 
St. Petersburg's landmark weather vane, fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun.
2 St. Petersburg's landmark weather vane, fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun.
A woman receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination unit set up at a former TikTok studio in the MEGA Park mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
3 A woman receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination unit set up at a former TikTok studio in the MEGA Park mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Men at a landfill in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan.
4 Men at a landfill in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan.
A thick fog shrouds a cable-stayed bridge across the Zolotoy Rog [Golden Horn] Bay in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. 
5 A thick fog shrouds a cable-stayed bridge across the Zolotoy Rog [Golden Horn] Bay in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. 
A youth rides a horse on Clifton beach in the port city of Karachi, Pakistan.
6 A youth rides a horse on Clifton beach in the port city of Karachi, Pakistan.
People carry candles past a patriotic monument illuminated in red during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the U.S.S.R. in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Russia. 
7 People carry candles past a patriotic monument illuminated in red during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the U.S.S.R. in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Russia. 
Afghan militiamen join their country's defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul in a show of solidarity against the Taliban. 
8 Afghan militiamen join their country's defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul in a show of solidarity against the Taliban. 
A woman sits by the shore next to the fence of a temporary hospital for patients infected with the COVID-19 in St. Petersburg. 
9 A woman sits by the shore next to the fence of a temporary hospital for patients infected with the COVID-19 in St. Petersburg. 
A man cools himself at a water fountain in Moscow. 
10 A man cools himself at a water fountain in Moscow. 
Villagers walk around a bonfire celebrating the summer solstice in Okunevo, some 200 kilometers northeast of Omsk in Siberia.
11 Villagers walk around a bonfire celebrating the summer solstice in Okunevo, some 200 kilometers northeast of Omsk in Siberia.
Ears of wheat at sunset in a field in Kazakhstan's Almaty region. 
12 Ears of wheat at sunset in a field in Kazakhstan's Almaty region. 
A Russian ship at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg.
13 A Russian ship at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg.
A man stands next to a car damaged by flooding after heavy rainfall in Yalta, Ukraine. 
14 A man stands next to a car damaged by flooding after heavy rainfall in Yalta, Ukraine. 
A person celebrates the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory near the city of Kumanovo in North Macedonia on June 21. 
15 A person celebrates the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory near the city of Kumanovo in North Macedonia on June 21. 
Couples dance the samba as smoke rises from a burning pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow.
16 Couples dance the samba as smoke rises from a burning pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow.
Women take part in a yoga session in Lahore, Pakistan. 
17 Women take part in a yoga session in Lahore, Pakistan. 
A supporter of Ebrahim Raisi displays his portrait during a rally in Tehran to celebrate his Iranian presidential election victory.
18 A supporter of Ebrahim Raisi displays his portrait during a rally in Tehran to celebrate his Iranian presidential election victory.
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