Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 18th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week (May 2-8, 2022)
- By RFE/RL
![An Iranian couple visits the Asara tulip exhibition in the city of Asara, Alborz Province.](https://gdb.rferl.org/03160000-0aff-0242-da04-08da3000e545_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iranian couple visits the Asara tulip exhibition in the city of Asara, Alborz Province.
![A pedestrian walks past a Russian rocket outside Ukraine's National Museum of Military History in Kyiv. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/03170000-0aff-0242-734d-08da300157da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pedestrian walks past a Russian rocket outside Ukraine's National Museum of Military History in Kyiv.
![People salvage their belongings from houses damaged in flash floods in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/03160000-0aff-0242-307a-08da300c4a1f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People salvage their belongings from houses damaged in flash floods in Parwan Province, Afghanistan.
![Children greet each other after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02db0000-0aff-0242-27ae-08da2c49c647_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children greet each other after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan.
![Visitors pay their respects to loved ones at the St. Lazarus Cemetery in Chisinau, Moldova.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08c10000-0a00-0242-71e7-08da2cf65912_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors pay their respects to loved ones at the St. Lazarus Cemetery in Chisinau, Moldova.
![Supporters of Russia wave Bulgarian flags during a protest as supporters of Ukraine also rally on the other side of a monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia.](https://gdb.rferl.org/03040000-0aff-0242-f8b9-08da2e5e40ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Russia wave Bulgarian flags during a protest as supporters of Ukraine also rally on the other side of a monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia.
![A man fishes in the Dnieper River as it flows through Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02be0000-0aff-0242-762c-08da2d099106_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man fishes in the Dnieper River as it flows through Kyiv.
![Men rest on the floor of a mosque during hot and humid weather in Karachi, Pakistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02db0000-0aff-0242-2ac9-08da2ccc33c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men rest on the floor of a mosque during hot and humid weather in Karachi, Pakistan.
![A Russian Su-35S combat aircraft and a Tu-95ms strategic bomber fly in formation above a church during a rehearsal on May 4 for the military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02e70000-0aff-0242-cefa-08da2dd00ce1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian Su-35S combat aircraft and a Tu-95ms strategic bomber fly in formation above a church during a rehearsal on May 4 for the military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Moscow.
![Vehicles burn at an oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Kremlin-backed separatist forces in Makiyivka, 15 kilometers east of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, on May 4.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02e70000-0aff-0242-c0ee-08da2dce5d3f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vehicles burn at an oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Kremlin-backed separatist forces in Makiyivka, 15 kilometers east of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, on May 4.
![A woman stands among the ruins of her house, which she said was destroyed by shelling, in Sloboda in Ukraine's Chernihiv region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02e50000-0aff-0242-e839-08da2d22b1da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman stands among the ruins of her house, which she said was destroyed by shelling, in Sloboda in Ukraine's Chernihiv region.
![A large helium balloon is seen in the air behind statues of Hungarian kings near Heroes' Square in Budapest. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/02be0000-0aff-0242-3b0b-08da2c39684d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A large helium balloon is seen in the air behind statues of Hungarian kings near Heroes' Square in Budapest.
![Muslim devotees offer a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 2. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08c10000-0a00-0242-2a36-08da2c497f96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslim devotees offer a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 2.
![A woman in Borodyanka, Ukraine, plays with her daughter in front of a building destroyed by shelling amid Russia's invasion of its western neighbor. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/02be0000-0aff-0242-5c22-08da2cc68eaa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman in Borodyanka, Ukraine, plays with her daughter in front of a building destroyed by shelling amid Russia's invasion of its western neighbor.
![Children play with toy guns during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Peshawar, Pakistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/02db0000-0aff-0242-b1e2-08da2c3940d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children play with toy guns during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Peshawar, Pakistan.
![A Ukrainian serviceman patrols near anti-tank constructions and blooming tulips in central Kyiv. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08c10000-0a00-0242-2bae-08da2c407ead_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman patrols near anti-tank constructions and blooming tulips in central Kyiv.
![A Catholic nun prays during a Mass for peace in Ukraine, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on May 1. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08c10000-0a00-0242-75c0-08da2c389d57_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Catholic nun prays during a Mass for peace in Ukraine, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on May 1.
![Taliban fighters stand guard outside a mosque during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/02db0000-0aff-0242-63b3-08da2c389d42_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taliban fighters stand guard outside a mosque during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul.
![People mourn beside graves in a cemetery in Irpin, Ukraine. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/02db0000-0aff-0242-5834-08da2c389d57_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People mourn beside graves in a cemetery in Irpin, Ukraine.