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A snapshot of Ukraine as seen by Kate Geraghty
The Herald’s Gold Walkley Award-winning photojournalist Kate Geraghty and national security correspondent Anthony Galloway were in Ukraine to cover the war, with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute.
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In Kharkiv's Kholodna Hora area, Galyna Rasstanna 86, awaits her fate - unable to leave the war zone. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A man looks at the damage in a street after bombing that hit the military police building in the city centre of Kharkiv on the night of March 6.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A young girl looks towards the Medyka border crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border where a new life awaits her and her mother. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The Nova Bavariya area of Kharkiv has been turned into a wasteland. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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Misha, 11, recalls the arrival of planes, followed by a missile attack at 2:40am on the residential area of Kramatorsk. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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Residents clean up their damaged apartment after missiles landed nearby. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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Liudmyla Rudska, 64, wipes tears from her face. She has lived in an 'impact zone' for eight years. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A sunny day in Avdiyivka - home to one of Europe's largest Coke plants in the Donbas Region. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A group of women from Uman tie strips of donated material creating camouflage nets in a community shelter in Uman. The nets are used at checkpoints and strategic positions by the Ukrainian military, police and civil defence.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Maksym, 23, is a commander of a unit in the 30th Brigade and is stationed in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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Liudmyla Pavliuk (left) and her husband Mykhaylo Pavliuk wait in their backyard bomb shelter in Krasnohorivka. Liudmyla is the head of the administration in charge of several villages.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Viktor Baklanov, 3, plays a game on a tablet in the basement at Kharkiv No 4 Emergency Hospital. Viktor was in the car with his mum and brother Volodymyr when they were shot at and their mother was killed. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Volodymyr Baklanov, 7, lies in intensive care from a bullet wound at Kharkiv No 4 Emergency Hospital. Volodymyr was driving with his mum and younger brother Viktor when they were shot at, his mum was killed in the attack. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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As the sounds of incoming artillery and air raid sirens fill the air, a man walks towards his apartment building in Avdiyivka. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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People wait to reach the passport control office on the Ukrainian side of the Medyka border crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border.Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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A volunteer serves hot tea to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, hoping to cross the Polish border. Credit:KATE GERAGHTY
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A young couple embrace on the platform at Lviv railway station.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Crowds inside Lviv railway station queue to catch the train to Poland. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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People gather outside the Lviv railway station where trains and buses leave for Poland. According to the United Nations, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.Credit:KATE GERAGHTY