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Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, March 12

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Day 15 of the Ukraine - Russia crisis sees Russian forces slowly advancing upon Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Displaced families desperately find a way to leave carrying what they can and leaving what they cannot behind.

Antonina, 84, sits in a wheelchair after being evacuated along with her twelve dogs from Irpin, at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Antonina, 84, sits in a wheelchair after being evacuated along with her twelve dogs from Irpin, at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:Vadim Ghirda/AP

People who have just crossed from war-torn Ukraine into Poland wait to board buses provided by Polish authorities at the Medyka border crossing in Medyka, Poland.

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People who have just crossed from war-torn Ukraine into Poland wait to board buses provided by Polish authorities at the Medyka border crossing in Medyka, Poland. Credit:Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Volunteers pass an improvised path under a destroyed bridge as they evacuate an elderly resident in Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.

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Volunteers pass an improvised path under a destroyed bridge as they evacuate an elderly resident in Irpin, northwest of Kyiv. Credit:EFREM LUKATSKY/AP

Ukrainian servicemen gesture during a training session outside Kharkiv,

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Ukrainian servicemen gesture during a training session outside Kharkiv, Credit:Andrew Marienko/AP

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An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian's army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine.

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An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian's army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit:Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

A damaged by shelling building is lit by sunset in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022.

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A damaged by shelling building is lit by sunset in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. Credit:Andrew Marienko/AP

A destroyed armored personnel carrier stands in front of a damaged by shelling building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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A destroyed armored personnel carrier stands in front of a damaged by shelling building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.Credit:Andrew Marienko

This multispectral satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows destroyed homes, impact craters and fires in town of Moschun, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion.

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This multispectral satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows destroyed homes, impact craters and fires in town of Moschun, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion.Credit:AP

A Ukrainian soldier rests in a basement for shelter in the center of the town of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.

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A Ukrainian soldier rests in a basement for shelter in the center of the town of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.Credit:EFREM LUKATSKY/AP

Galina helps clean the house of a neighbor that was damaged by a Russian bombing in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Galina helps clean the house of a neighbor that was damaged by a Russian bombing in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:Felipe Dana/AP

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, shows the fuel depot south of Antonov Airport on fire, in Hostomel, Ukraine.

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This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, shows the fuel depot south of Antonov Airport on fire, in Hostomel, Ukraine.Credit:AP

Relatives and friends mourn the body of senior police sergeant Roman Rushchyshyn in the village of Soposhyn, in the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Relatives and friends mourn the body of senior police sergeant Roman Rushchyshyn in the village of Soposhyn, in the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine.Credit:BERNAT ARMANGUE/AP

A child looks out a steamy bus window with drawings on it as civilians are evacuated from Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A child looks out a steamy bus window with drawings on it as civilians are evacuated from Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:Vadim Ghirda/AP