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Images releasd by Russia's emergencies ministry show wildfires sparked by explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow. More than 1,000 people from nearby villages have been evacuated. IMAGES
Images shot on a phone show fire and smoke billowing from a munitions depot in Crimea, after Russia says a fire set off explosions. The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that a fire erupted around 6:15 am local time (0315 GMT) at a temporary military storage site near the village of Mayskoye in the Dzhankoi district, causing ammunition to detonate. IMAGES
In images released by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters are seen putting out a fire at a fuel storage facility in the southern city of Belgorod, after "an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters", according to the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Belgorod lies some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine and some 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummelled by Russian forces since Moscow launched its war on February 24. IMAGES
Images of buildings on fire in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following Russian airstrikes. IMAGES
Smoke billows from an oil depot allegedly targeted overnight by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Vasylkiv. Moscow ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" while the West responded with sanctions that sought to cripple Russia's banking sector. IMAGES
Russian-led troops that were sent to help restore order after peaceful protests over an energy price hike gave way to violence and looting, leaving dozens dead in the country's largest city, Almaty, take part in a ceremony as they prepare to leave Kazakhstan. IMAGES