Russia attacks Kyiv area in Ukraine for the first time in weeks
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A Ukrainian army commander has said it would be impossible for Russia to take over Kharkiv, amid speculation the enemy may be planning to take the country's second largest city.
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Banners hang in a storefront window as pedestrians walk down a busy shopping street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28.3/9
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Barricades laid out to prevent Russian troops from invading the city sit along a street as pedestrians walk by in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28.4/9
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A fast food worker dressed up as an order of chicken nuggets walks down a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28.5/9
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A fisherman watches smoke rise after Russian forces launched a missile attack on a military unit in the Vyshhorod district on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28.6/9
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A woman shoots with her smartphone during a rehearsal for the Naval parade in Baltiysk, a Navy base in Russian Baltic Sea exclave, Russia, Thursday, July 28. The celebration of Navy Day in Russia is traditionally marked on the last Sunday of July and will be celebrated on July 31 this year.7/9
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Viktor Liina, Commander in Chief of the Baltic Fleet salutes during a rehearsal for the Naval parade in Baltiysk, a Navy base in Russian Baltic Sea exclave, Russia, Thursday, July 28. The celebration of Navy Day in Russia is traditionally marked on the last Sunday of July and will be celebrated on July 31 this year.8/9
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28.9/9
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A Ukrainian serviceman rests in a basement between fightings with Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 27.