Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 29th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week (July 18-24, 2022)
Updated
- By RFE/RL
![A model showcases work by Kyrgyz designer Irina Unsapan during the World Nomad Fashion Festival in Cholpon-Ata.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01160000-0aff-0242-98cb-08da6bea8035_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A model showcases work by Kyrgyz designer Irina Unsapan during the World Nomad Fashion Festival in Cholpon-Ata.
![A train drives across the bed of a drained area near the salt-harvesting site of the Burlinskoye salt lake in Russia's Altai region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-1d56-08da6af21c9a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A train drives across the bed of a drained area near the salt-harvesting site of the Burlinskoye salt lake in Russia's Altai region.
![A woman reacts next to the body of her husband, who was killed by a Russian military strike in Kharkiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01160000-0aff-0242-4f96-08da6af6efc4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts next to the body of her husband, who was killed by a Russian military strike in Kharkiv.
![Maksym, 11, plays with a toy gun at a self-made checkpoint on a highway in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-b54f-08da6addb923_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Maksym, 11, plays with a toy gun at a self-made checkpoint on a highway in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
![Children playfully salute a military band at the end of a ceremony at the Aviation Heroes monument in Bucharest.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-6d01-08da6a7372af_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children playfully salute a military band at the end of a ceremony at the Aviation Heroes monument in Bucharest.
![Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine competes in the final of the Women's Triple Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01160000-0aff-0242-dc6c-08da6985a580_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine competes in the final of the Women's Triple Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
![A laborer works at a power loom in Karachi, Pakistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-51f3-08da6974d986_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A laborer works at a power loom in Karachi, Pakistan.
![A family's pet pelican rides on top of a car in traffic in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/80280000-c0a8-0242-46ba-08da697449aa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A family's pet pelican rides on top of a car in traffic in Kabul.
![The view from an apartment building destroyed by a Russian artillery strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01160000-0aff-0242-f257-08da68c0da3e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The view from an apartment building destroyed by a Russian artillery strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
![A Ukrainian serviceman stands on a burning wheat field near the front line on the border between the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions.](https://gdb.rferl.org/80280000-c0a8-0242-ebf8-08da68c0da2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands on a burning wheat field near the front line on the border between the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions.
![Participants block traffic on one of the most frequented bridges in Budapest, the Margaret Bridge, on July 18, on the seventh day in a row of demonstrations against the government as anger deepens over changes to the tax law that critics say will hurt small business.](https://gdb.rferl.org/80280000-c0a8-0242-ae3e-08da6894475e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants block traffic on one of the most frequented bridges in Budapest, the Margaret Bridge, on July 18, on the seventh day in a row of demonstrations against the government as anger deepens over changes to the tax law that critics say will hurt small business.
![Kyrgyz soldiers perform during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of Kyrgyzstan's National Guard at Ala-Too Square in Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01160000-0aff-0242-3423-08da687c9518_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kyrgyz soldiers perform during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of Kyrgyzstan's National Guard at Ala-Too Square in Bishkek.
![A Ukrainian soldier shows his arms with tattoos reading "Glory to Ukraine" (left) and "Ukraine starts with you" (right), in the Donetsk region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d86fd711-1368-48ad-855f-72967e9632ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier shows his arms with tattoos reading "Glory to Ukraine" (left) and "Ukraine starts with you" (right), in the Donetsk region.
![A bride in Galicnik, North Macedonia, arrives for her wedding ceremony.](https://gdb.rferl.org/80280000-c0a8-0242-960c-08da68b70372_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A bride in Galicnik, North Macedonia, arrives for her wedding ceremony.
![Destroyed Russian military vehicles are seen on a farm in Ukraine's Kharkiv region that was used as a military base during Russia's invasion. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/80280000-c0a8-0242-9ad8-08da68b74d15_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destroyed Russian military vehicles are seen on a farm in Ukraine's Kharkiv region that was used as a military base during Russia's invasion.
![Burqa-clad Afghan women sit with children on the side of a Kabul street.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-8829-08da6a714743_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Burqa-clad Afghan women sit with children on the side of a Kabul street.
![A picture taken by a drone shows the nearly dried-up Halda fishing lake in Batonyterenye, Hungary.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-26ec-08da6a71bfa2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A picture taken by a drone shows the nearly dried-up Halda fishing lake in Batonyterenye, Hungary.
![A man mourns at the funeral service for Ukrainian TV presenter and soldier Karim Gulamov, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08a40000-0a00-0242-41eb-08da6b269912_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man mourns at the funeral service for Ukrainian TV presenter and soldier Karim Gulamov, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv.