Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 42nd week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week (October 17-23)
![The body of a recently slain Ukrainian serviceman rests in a coffin during his funeral at a cemetery in Kharkiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04230000-0aff-0242-6a8c-08dab0c844ba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The body of a recently slain Ukrainian serviceman rests in a coffin during his funeral at a cemetery in Kharkiv.
![People watch from inside a coffee shop in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, as trade union members rally during a protest dubbed "The Anti-Poverty March," which called for salary and pension increases as well as government-controlled prices for energy and other basic commodities. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/05a80000-0aff-0242-c4c6-08dab32ca817_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People watch from inside a coffee shop in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, as trade union members rally during a protest dubbed "The Anti-Poverty March," which called for salary and pension increases as well as government-controlled prices for energy and other basic commodities.
![Police officers in Islamabad try to stop angry supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party after Pakistan's Election Commission barred its leader and former prime minister, Imran Khan, from running in elections for five years as a result of corruption charges. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/05a80000-0aff-0242-4d2b-08dab361c39f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers in Islamabad try to stop angry supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party after Pakistan's Election Commission barred its leader and former prime minister, Imran Khan, from running in elections for five years as a result of corruption charges.
![A mother reacts as she meets with her son, a member of the militia of the self-proclaimed separatist entity in Donetsk who was released in a prisoner swap with Kyiv. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/08b90000-0a00-0242-b7b5-08dab360a6ec_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A mother reacts as she meets with her son, a member of the militia of the self-proclaimed separatist entity in Donetsk who was released in a prisoner swap with Kyiv.
![Kateryna, 70, looks out window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on October 20.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08b90000-0a00-0242-e57b-08dab3236e0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kateryna, 70, looks out window while holding a candle for light inside her house during a power outage in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on October 20.
![Ukrainian volunteers urge a local elderly woman to leave her house, which is located in a combat zone in the village of Zarechne in the Donetsk region. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/05a80000-0aff-0242-ef99-08dab28de592_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian volunteers urge a local elderly woman to leave her house, which is located in a combat zone in the village of Zarechne in the Donetsk region.
![A man walks past a billboard in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, which says "We are being punished by the Brussels sanctions." against Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/05a80000-0aff-0242-2b2d-08dab19699f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks past a billboard in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, which says "We are being punished by the Brussels sanctions." against Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
![A man cycles past graffiti on a wall in Kupyansk that reads: "We will increase the love in the world, and for that we will PREVAIL!"](https://gdb.rferl.org/08b90000-0a00-0242-199e-08dab1c4a4be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man cycles past graffiti on a wall in Kupyansk that reads: "We will increase the love in the world, and for that we will PREVAIL!"
![Flames and smoke rise from the scene after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, on October 17. The Russian military said one of its warplanes crashed near an apartment building in Yeysk, a port city on the Sea of Azov, after experiencing engine failure on takeoff. The crash ignited a huge that killed at least four people, leaving six missing and injuring 21 others, eight of whom were in serious condition. One of the pilots (right) parachuted to safety.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04210000-0aff-0242-1c75-08dab0fbfc98_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Flames and smoke rise from the scene after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, on October 17. The Russian military said one of its warplanes crashed near an apartment building in Yeysk, a port city on the Sea of Azov, after experiencing engine failure on takeoff. The crash ignited a huge that killed at least four people, leaving six missing and injuring 21 others, eight of whom were in serious condition. One of the pilots (right) parachuted to safety.
![A Ukrainian soldier takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on October 17.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04210000-0aff-0242-b54b-08dab008005b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on October 17.
![Gray cranes fly to their roosting site at sunset above Lake Elepi in the Hortobagy steppe, northeastern Hungary.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04020000-0aff-0242-0048-08dab0f2ebf2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gray cranes fly to their roosting site at sunset above Lake Elepi in the Hortobagy steppe, northeastern Hungary.
![A Russian woman stands by an exhibit of soldiers who fought in Ukraine called "Heroes With An Eternal Russian Heart" in Moscow on October 17.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04210000-0aff-0242-1d7a-08dab0f2ebeb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian woman stands by an exhibit of soldiers who fought in Ukraine called "Heroes With An Eternal Russian Heart" in Moscow on October 17.
![Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv on October 17.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04020000-0aff-0242-ffe6-08dab04d5ef0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv on October 17.
![The moon shines over Moscow early on October 17.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04210000-0aff-0242-5abf-08dab1019215_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The moon shines over Moscow early on October 17.
![Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin during a funeral for their brother-in-arms Valeriy Khoroshev, who was recently killed while fighting Russian troops, in Lviv, Ukraine, on October 18.](https://gdb.rferl.org/04210000-0aff-0242-292a-08dab101476c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin during a funeral for their brother-in-arms Valeriy Khoroshev, who was recently killed while fighting Russian troops, in Lviv, Ukraine, on October 18.
![Street lighting was limited in Kyiv to save electricity on October 19.](https://gdb.rferl.org/059c0000-0aff-0242-0539-08dab2929585_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Street lighting was limited in Kyiv to save electricity on October 19.