Intense fighting rages on in Ukraine as anniversary of Russian invasion nears
Intense fighting that has been raging for weeks continued around the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soledar and Vuhledar, Ukraine’s presidential office said.
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Soldiers carry the coffin of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives stand by the coffin of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People gather at a ceremony for Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during his farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An undertaker walks by the Alley of Heroes at the Irpin Cemetery in Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives stand by the coffin of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Undertakers bury the coffin of Eduard Strauss, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on Jan. 17 in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Irpin, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People pass by working generators during a power outage in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6. Russia has been bombing Ukrainian power grids for months, which caused rolling and emergency blackouts across the country.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People receive bread and milk as a humanitarian aid at a distribution spot in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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