Dramatic photos show Russia's attack on Ukraine as it unfolds

Ukrainian capital rocked by explosions as Russia intensifies attack

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1/18
THE HARD GOODBYE: A tearful Ukrainian father bids farewell to his evacuating daughter after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled that all men aged 18-60 cannot leave the country in case they need to be called up to fight the Russian troops.
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2/18
CROSS-BORDER WELCOME: A woman hugs another woman upon her arrival at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, from neighbouring Ukraine.
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3/18
URBAN WARFARE: Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions on a highway to repel invading Russian forces in central Kyiv.
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4/18
A view shows destroyed Russian Army multiple rocket launchers with the letter "Z" painted on their sides in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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5/18
Residents react after inspecting a fire damaged building following a blast at around 4am during Russian artillery strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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6/18
People fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine, receive hot beverages at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland.
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7/18
Ukrainian firefighters look at fragments of a downed aircraft seen in in Kyiv.
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8/18
A man holding a child reacts as they arrive from Ukraine to Slovakia, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Ubla, Slovakia.
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9/18
A view shows a damaged unidentified military truck at a residential area in Kyiv.
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10/18
People wait at a border crossing as they flee from Ukraine to Hungary.
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11/18
Fragments of a downed aircraft are seen in in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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12/18
Ukrainian servicemen take up positions in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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13/18
Police officers stand guard at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell allegedly hit.
AFP
14/18
Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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15/18
People hide in a bomb shelter in Kyiv in the early hours of February 25, 2022.
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16/18
People take pictures of the remains of a rocket in a residential area in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
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17/18
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18/18
A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged residential building, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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