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Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, April 23, 2022
With a Russian general saying that Moscow aimed to control all of southern Ukraine, the war-torn nation's General Staff said Russian forces had increased attacks in the east and were trying to mount an offensive in the Kharkiv region, north of the Donbas.
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A firefighter sits on a swing next to a building destroyed by a Russian bomb in Chernihiv.Credit:Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Varta, 81 of Mariupol, rests in the back of her family's car after a four-day journey to an evacuation point for people fleeing from Mariupol, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty
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Firefighters work inside a building destroyed by a Russian bomb in Chernihiv.Credit:Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Residents look at their house destroyed by a Russian bomb in Chernihiv.Credit:Emilio Morenatti/AP
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People walk near an apartment on fire after it was hit during a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv.Credit:Felipe Dana/AP
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A woman takes part in a Good Friday ceremony inside the damaged Pokrova church, during Orthodox Easter, on the outskirts of Chernihiv.Credit:Petros Giannakouris/AP
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The gutted remains of a car in front of damaged trees following a battle between Russia and Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Chernihiv.Credit:Petros Giannakouris/AP
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Viktor, 58, walks through the rubble of his and his neighbour's homes in Andrivka.Credit:John Moore/Getty
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a shop following a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv.Credit:Felipe Dana/AP
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Women leave the damaged Pokrova church, on the outskirts of Chernihiv, after attending a Good Friday ceremony for the Orthodox Easter.Credit:Petros Giannakouris/AP
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A man is treated by an emergency worker in the hallway of an apartment building before being taken to hospital, following a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv.Credit:Felipe Dana/AP
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A man wearing a gas mask helps firefighters extinguish a fire on a residential building following a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv.Credit:Felipe Dana/AP
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Unexploded ordnance lies on a roadside in Andrivka.Credit:John Moore/Getty
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Varta, 81 of Mariupol, rests in the back of her family's car after a four-day journey to an evacuation point for people fleeing from Mariupol, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty