Putin says Ukraine operation taking longer than expected
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SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 7.SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 7.SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Marina Akhmedova, on the TV screen, while attending the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emergency workers put out the fire after Russian shelling hit an apartment building in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emergency workers put out the fire after Russian shelling hit an apartment building in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian soldiers run to help people in an apartment building on fire after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A local resident leaves his home after Russian shelling destroyed an apartment house in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A local resident leaves his home after Russian shelling destroyed an apartment house in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An apartment burns after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People receive humanitarian aid at a distribution spot in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People receive bread at humanitarian aid distribution spot in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People receive humanitarian aid at a distribution spot in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People wait to receive food at a humanitarian aid distribution spot in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People receive bread at humanitarian aid at a distribution spot in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7.