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Russian shelling continues in Ukraine as winter holidays approach

By Associated Press

Dec. 22, 2022

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The Russians are slowly rebuilding the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. But they are also erasing the former national identity of what was a symbol of Ukrainian defiance.
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A man walks past a school building heavily damaged during a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A Ukrainian soldier throws bullet casings from an armored vehicle near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A woman looks out from a damaged apartment after a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Local residents carry a Christmas tree atop their car in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a checkpoint as the sun sets in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an armored vehicle near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A Ukrainian soldier pets a dog as he rests inside a house near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A woman walks past a school heavily damaged during a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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An apartment building damaged by Russian shelling is seen in Saltivka district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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An apartment building damaged by Russian shelling is seen in Saltivka district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Collected parts of Russian rockets which were used to attack the city of Kharkiv are seen at a storage area, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A war prosecutor observes collected parts of Russian rockets which were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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VLADIMIR GERDO, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the State Council on implementing the youth policy in current conditions, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A police officer talks with a local resident as they stand in front of a school that was damaged in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A local resident walks past a school that was damaged in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the New Year Tree of Wishes nationwide charity campaign at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Personal belongings of one of the Russian soldiers killed in battles and abandoned by the Russian troops, are seen on the ground in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 21. Volunteers of a Ukrainian group, search for the remains of Ukrainian and Russian servicemen to be able to identify them.
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Volunteers of a Ukrainian search group examine the remains of one of Russian soldiers killed in battles and abandoned by the Russian troops in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 21. The group search for the remains of Ukrainian and Russian servicemen to identify them.
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Volunteers of a Ukrainian search group examine the remains of one of the Russian soldiers killed in battles and abandoned by the Russian troops in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 21. The group search for the remains of Ukrainian and Russian servicemen to identify them.
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Volunteers of a Ukrainian search group carry bags with the remains of Russian soldiers, killed in battles and abandoned by the Russian troops, to load them in a van in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 21. The group search for the remains of Ukrainian and Russian servicemen to identify them.
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RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Dec. 22, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, escorted by a group of officers, greets a military medic as he inspects Russian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
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RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Dec. 22, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, smiles speaking to an officer as he inspects Russian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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