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According to their own statements, these Russian grenade launchers captured Ukrainian troops in a counter-offensive in the Kharkiv area.
The Ukraine has been able to record significant ground gains there in the past few days.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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In Balakliya, southeast of Kharkiv, the Russian invaders left crates of weapons.
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP
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These Ukrainian flags were hoisted in the center of Balaklija as a sign of the reconquest.
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP
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Destruction is part of everyday life: street scene in Balaklija
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP
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This photo released by the Ukrainian military is said to show an abandoned Russian post.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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Ukrainian soldiers walk past an abandoned Russian military position in the Kharkiv area.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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A damaged amusement center in Kharkiv.
The city and its environs have been subject to heavy attacks by the Russian military since February.
Photo: SERGEY KOZLOV / EPA
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There is also severe damage in Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth largest city.
Here, a damaged building is reflected in a pane destroyed by shrapnel.
Photo: STRINGER / REUTERS
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Oleksii Maksymenko's home in Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine was damaged in a Russian attack.
The 75-year-old retired miner woke up covered in rubble next to his wife.
Photo: Leo Correa / dpa
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Mariia Trutko's house near Pokrovsk was also hit - the table is still covered with rubble.
Photo: Leo Correa/AP
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Oleksander Zaitsev, 67, stands outside the home of a friend in Pokrovsk who was found dead after a Russian attack.
Photo: Leo Correa / dpa
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Russian troops also left heavy equipment behind when they retreated.
Here Ukrainian soldiers are preparing to transport a captured tank.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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These armored vehicles were abandoned in the Kharkiv area, according to Ukrainian sources.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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Loss of control: An abandoned Russian checkpoint near Kharkiv.
Photo: Press service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / REUTERS
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This damaged house is in Mykolayiv, southern Ukraine.
Photo: UMIT BEKTAS / REUTERS
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A street in Balaklija is littered with the remains of armored vehicles.
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP
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Destroyed tank in Balaklija: After recent successes, Ukraine is demanding additional weapons from the West in order to further advance the counteroffensive.
Photo: Juan Barreto / AFP