Russian forces killed at least 23 civilians in attacks on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on May 3, striking a hypermarket and railway station in the regional capital and hitting villages nearby, officials said.
When an abandoned horse farm in Avdiyivka was targeted by Russian missiles, members of the Ukrainian military and a handful of volunteers risked their lives to save the animals.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 17th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
Fuminori Tsuchiko uses donations from Japan to run a free cafe for residents of Ukraine's war-hit city of Kharkiv.
Russia launched more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a deadly attack on April 28. Officials said at least 12 people were killed in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months, with the city of Uman suffering many of the casualties.
Aerial photos reveal the extent of the devastation that Russian forces have brought to the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. After months of shelling, most of Bakhmut has been reduced to smoldering ruins as outgunned Ukrainian troops cling to the besieged city.
Memorial services were held in Ukraine and elsewhere on April 26 to mark the 37th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The bond between man's best friend and Ukrainian soldiers takes on greater significance as they share the misery of war while serving on the front lines in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's Dobropark was used as a base for the Russian military during the opening weeks of the 2022 invasion. Despite having much of its infrastructure destroyed by retreating occupation forces, millions of tulips are now beginning to bloom and the park is set to reopen on April 27.
As heavy fighting for control of the shattered city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine continues unabated, one Ukrainian unit explains how it is struggling to hold off Moscow's forces.
Tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews undertook the annual pilgrimage to the small Hungarian village of Bodrogkeresztur to visit the grave of revered Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner.
Despite being outgunned, Kyiv continues to "hold the line" as it punishes Moscow's forces in their relentless and bloody assault on the destroyed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
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