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Ukraine prepares for Russian attack on key cities in eastern Donetsk

By Associated Press

Aug. 6, 2022

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A rescue worker puts out the fire at the house destroyed by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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A local resident, back, tries to stop the fire at a neighbor's house destroyed by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of headquarters of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration building destroyed by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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A view of the headquarters of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration building destroyed by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks inside of the headquarters of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration building destroyed by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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A rescue worker stands on the roof of a house damaged by a Russian attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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Ukrainian soldier Vyacheslav Timohovich holds the stuffed owl toy his seven-year-old daughter gave him to keep him safe as he serves with the Dnipro-1 regiment near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5. Timohovich, who goes by the nickname "Owl," always keeps the stuffed toy from his daughter tucked inside his body armor.
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Ukrainian soldier Igor Ryazantsev with the Dnipro-1 regiment keeps watch outside his tent during a period of relative calm around their position near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5. Members of the unit believe a Russian advance could be impending with the aim of seizing the strategic city.
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Ukrainian soldier Serhiy Artymyev with the Dnipro-1 regiment rests outside his tent during a period of relative calm around their position near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5. Along with Donetsk, the neighboring Luhansk province, which has been nearly entirely controlled by Russia after Ukrainian forces withdrew in early July, makes up the industrial Donbas region which has been claimed by separatists since 2014.
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A dummy looks out from a position with the Ukrainian Dnipro-1 regiment during a period of relative calm around near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5. While the lull in rocket strikes has offered a reprieve to remaining residents, some members of the Ukrainian military unit say it could be a prelude to renewed attacks.
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Laundry hangs on a clothesline as a member of the Dnipro-1 regiment cleans his tent during a period of relative calm around their position near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5.
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Soldiers with the Dnipro-1 regiment place logs to fortify their position near Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 5. From a position on the outskirts of the city, members with the Ukrainian military unit are expanding a network of trenches and digging bunkers capable of protecting soldiers against mortar strikes and phosphorous bombs.

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