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Images show houses up in flames in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as artillery fire roars through the area. Bakhmut found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for civilians to leave the frontline region bearing the brunt of the Kremlin's offensive. IMAGES
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, visits the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre of fighting as Russia's invasion stretches into its tenth month. Zelensky meets military officials and hands out awards to Ukrainian servicemen, who have been holding back a fierce and months-long Russian military campaign against the city. The brutal trench warfare and artillery battles around Bakhmut -- once known for its vineyards and cavernous salt mines -- have flattened large parts of the city and its surroundings. IMAGES ++ 334W3D8 TEXT
Smoke billows on the horizon in the Ukrainian city of Rubizhne where fighting continues. Ukraine authorities say the region is facing "round the clock shelling" as Russian forces focus their assault on the east of the country. IMAGES
Firefighters spray water on burned-out cars in a suburb of Athens as Greece continues to battle a massive wildfire threatening the capital for a third day. One woman has been found dead in a burned-out factory and thousands of people have been kept away from their homes by the flames. IMAGES
An aid convoy with supplies for Gaza waits on the outskirts of the Egyptian city of Ismailia. Media reports had said Israel, Egypt and the United States had agreed the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be opened for several hours Monday in a one-off move to allow foreign nationals to flee and aid goods to enter. IMAGES
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show tanks, armoured vehicles and Wagner fighters on the streets and around the headquarters of the Southern Military District. IMAGES
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