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Ukrainian air force planes are seen dropping flares and flying at very low altitude while MRLS, also known as 'Grad', are seen firing near Soledar. The fate of Soledar, a war-battered salt mining city in east Ukraine, is unclear, with Russian mercenary group Wagner claiming to control the gateway town while the Kremlin cautioned against declaring victory prematurely. IMAGES
Days after the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the estimated 200,000 people to evacuate from the front line region of Donetsk, evacuees arrive in the city of Kropyvnytsky in the Kirovograd Region in central Ukraine. IMAGES
Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov meets with Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region. Western countries have raised the alarm this month over reported Russian military activity near Ukraine, with the United States saying it has "real concerns" over a new troop build-up on the border. IMAGES
The leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Ed Davey, arrives with his wife Emily Davey to vote in the UK general election. Projections show the Liberal Democrats are expected to take dozens of seats across the south England from the incumbent Conservatives. IMAGES
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the French far right, votes in her fiefdom of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, for the legislative elections. IMAGES
Eric Ciotti, leader of the conservative Republicans (LR) who caused a split in the party after advocating an alliance with the far-right National Rally (RN) party, is voting in Nice for the early legislative elections in which he is a candidate. IMAGES