Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 30th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Ukrainians Shelter From Russian Attacks -- The Week In Photos
- By RFE/RL
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Ukrainian rescue workers clear debris as they work at the site of a destroyed residential building following a Russian air attack on Kyiv.
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A Ukrainian soldier walks past a prison that was hit by a Russian air strike in the Zaporizhzhya region.
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Mayflies lie on a sidewalk-embedded street lamp near the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary.
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Ukrainians wait in line to collect water delivered by a tank truck in Russian-occupied Donetsk.
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A Romanian child walks past a portrait of late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and a flag of socialist Romania displayed for visitors at a private museum in the town of Baile Herculane.
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An exploding missile lights up the night sky over Kyiv during a Russian air raid.
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An injured resident stands outside his house, which was damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv.
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Ukrainian women react outside a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack on Kyiv.
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People shelter in a Kyiv subway station during a Russian rocket attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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The sun sets behind the Lakhta Center business tower on a hot day in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Nicoleta-Angelica Muscalu of Romania competes in the women's 10-meter platform competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
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Iran's Sam Vajerhelabad ocompetes in the men's 3-meter springboard diving preliminaries at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
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A drone image shows an area damaged by floodwaters in Romania's Suceava county.
