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In contrast to annual pompous military parades, this year Ukraine is parading destroyed Russian military equipment, in an exhibition for the country's upcoming 31st Independence Day on 24 August. IMAGES
Rescuers work in the Solomyansky district of Kyiv after a barrage of Russian missile attacks killed four people, including one in Kyiv, and wounded 27 others in the capital, according to officials. The attacks came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine. IMAGES
Images show the aftermath of a Russian attack on the Darnytskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that according to medics, seven people were injured in that district. Ukrainian military authorities said Russia launched cruise missile attacks on Kyiv overnight. The falling debris from shot-down missiles resulted in seven people injured and damage to buildings. IMAGES
Ukraine's national flag and the flag of a Ukrainian infantry brigade fly over Kyiv, as the nation celebrates its Independence Day and marks the milestone of six months of war. IMAGES
Images of people walking and cycling on Independence Square in Kyiv on the Ukrainian Independence Day (national holiday in Ukraine), which also marks six months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. IMAGES
In Kyiv's Maidan Square, air raid sirens ring out at night after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow's advance in Ukraine is "going to plan" and Kyiv appealed for Western military aid on Thursday, even as the warring sides met for ceasefire talks. IMAGES