Putin orders cease-fire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas
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SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Local citizens walk near a Christmas tree decorated for Orthodox Christmas and the New Year festivities in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Local citizens watch a performance near a Christmas tree decorated for Orthodox Christmas and the New Year festivities in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman sits in a boat crossing the Siverskyi-Donets river near Staryi-Saltiv, Kharkiv region on Wednesday Jan. 4, transporting the coffin containing her dead son, a soldier who was killed in fighting with Russians.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Local residents carry the body of a 20-year-old man, killed in Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A local resident looks on at his destroyed house after Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Local residents carry the body of a 20-year-old man killed in Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5.