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Final preparations for a dangerous mission: a reservist from the Ukrainian territorial defense, who asked not to be named, is looking for mines, booby traps and live ammunition in a devastated village east of Kyiv.
It doesn't take long before he finds it.
Reservist of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense
“Booby traps were discovered in some houses. The Russians have broken into the houses to sleep there and left booby traps so that no one can approach them. And after that they didn't remove it."
The village of Novyi Bykiv was already occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of the invasion.
According to local eyewitness accounts, the village was used as a base for tanks and artillery.
In early April, the Ukrainian army recaptured the area.
What remains is a field of rubble - it is difficult to assess what dangers still lurk here.
Location: Charkiv, Ukraine
And even where fighting rages on, like here in Kharkiv, the demining team goes out to dispose of duds and rocket debris buried deep in the road, while explosions can be heard in the background.
Ten people are said to have been killed here on Friday after being shelled by the Russian army.
Despite all the dangers, the fire brigade is on site to extinguish the buildings that have been hit.
Location: Russaniw, suburb of Kyiv
Where neither acute fighting is raging nor hidden traps suspected, local residents try to save the last belongings from their destroyed houses and clear the street in order to prepare for a possible new beginning.
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
In the capital Kyiv there was even a touch of normality in the air on Saturday.
An Easter service is celebrated in this cathedral while several rockets hit the city on the same day.
Olga Usenko, parishioner
'Going to church in wartime is even more important than usual. But it's always important. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the midst of the war and our country will also be revived, the war will end and everything will be better than before.«
But while clean-up efforts are taking place in some parts of the country and people are seeking comfort, the situation in many contested areas in the east of the country remains dire.
Location: Lysychansk, Eastern Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Wereshchuk announced on Sunday morning that escape corridors for civilians must be closed for the time being.
Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy has threatened to end the peace talks if the fighters trapped in the port city of Mariupol are killed.
