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Ukraine says civilians forcibly taken to Russia, battles for major cities continue

By Associated Press

March 24, 2022

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Neighbors try to extinguish the fire of a house, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A city resident covers the monument to Taras Shevchenko, a famous Ukrainian poet and a national symbol, with sandbags to protect from the Russian shelling, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. The bronze 16 meter high monument was opened in 1935, survived WWII and is considered one of the world's best monuments to Shevchenko.
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Inside view of the regional administration building, heavily damaged after a Russian attack earlier this month in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A Ukrainian soldier inspects a destroyed Russian APC after recent battle in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. The writing made by Ukrainian soldiers reads: 'Not to War'.
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The lifeless body of a resident lies next to a shop after being killed by a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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Residents wait in line to receive aid from the Ukrainian Red Cross in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A man holds his head as he stands in his apartment in a multi-story house that was destroyed following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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An elderly man plays the accordion to amuse children in a city subway that people have used as a bomb shelter for over three weeks in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. Kharkiv is Ukraine's second biggest city 30 kilometers of the Russian border.
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People with their belongings in a city subway that they have used as a bomb shelter in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. World leaders heard impassioned pleas Thursday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more military aid to defend his country and the United States announced new sanctions and humanitarian aid as officials gathered for a trio of summits to discuss next steps in countering Russia's month-old invasion of its much smaller neighbor.
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Natalya mourns the death of her brother Sergiy Muravyts'kyi, 61, who was killed during a Russian attack in the village of Mriya, which means Dream in Ukrainian, during a ceremony before his cremation at the Baikove cemetery, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A cemetery worker takes a coffin to be cremated in Baikove cemetery, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. Dozens of ashes of cremated people are kept in a deposit of the cemetery, as relatives have been unable to pick them up
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Heavy smoke billows from a destroyed warehouse after a Russian bombardment on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A man carries shopping bags as heavy smoke from a warehouse destroyed by Russian bombardment casts shadows on the road outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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A woman walks past sandbags placed in front of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet building in preparation for a possible Russian offensive, in Odesa, Ukraine, Thursday March 24. Odesa's opera house has been called the most beautiful in Europe.
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A barricade is placed on a street in front of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet building, in Odesa, Ukraine Thursday, March 24. The city of Odesa is prepared for a possible Russian offensive.
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A displaced boy and girl hold their pets after arriving from Dnipro to the Lviv main station, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. Millions of people in Ukraine have made their way out of the country, some pushed to the limit after trying to stay and cope.
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Smoke rises after shelling near a seaport in Berdyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. Ukraine's navy reported Thursday that it had sunk the Russian ship Orsk in the Sea of Asov near the port city of Berdyansk. It released photos and video of fire and thick smoke coming from the port area. Russia did not immediately comment on the claim.
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Nadia kisses her 10-year-old granddaughter Zlata Moiseinko, suffering from a chronic heart condition, as she receives treatment at a schoolhouse that has been converted into a field hospital in Mostyska, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 24. The United Nations children’s agency says Russia’s invasion has displaced half of Ukraine’s children, one of the largest such displacements since World War II.
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Ukrainian children are entertained by Javier Way Waka Katz, clown of the Dream Doctors organization from Israel, at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Thursday, March 24. Medical clowns were in action on Thursday at the Medyka border crossing between Ukraine and Poland to cheer up refugee children and also their parents, and bring a temporary relief from the psychological traumas caused by war and separation.
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A man walks past a wall with posters depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, March 24.
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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to world leaders attending the NATO summit in Brussels from Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, top left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, before a before a G7 leaders' family photo during a NATO summit in Brussels, Thursday March 24.
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From left, U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walk off the podium after a group photo during an extraordinary NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24. As the war in Ukraine grinds into a second month, President Joe Biden and Western allies are gathering to chart a path to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin while tending to the economic and security fallout that's spreading across Europe and the world.
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NATO heads of state pose for a group photo during an extraordinary NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24.

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