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A young boy holds a weapon while training with Volunteers of the Obukhiv Civilian Protection Force in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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A young couple embraces in a park overlooking the Dnieper River on February 4, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A man sits on his car on February 3, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A passenger looks out the window aboard an electric tram in Kontraktova Square on February 4, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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People walk through an underground tunnel on February 4, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Volunteers of the Obukhiv Civilian Protection Force train together in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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A female volunteer trains as part the Obukhiv Civilian Protection Force in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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A female volunteer is instructed on how to use a weapon while training as part the Obukhiv Civilian Protection Force in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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Volunteers of the Obukhiv Civilian Protection force train together in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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Volunteers of the Obukhiv Civilian Protection force train together in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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Volunteers of the Obukhiv Civilian Protection Force have lunch as they train together in preparation for a possible Russian invasion on February 5, 2022 in Obukhiv, Ukraine.

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An abandoned children’s playground in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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An abandoned school for children in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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An abandoned school for children in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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A couple takes a photo in front of the Safe Confinement cover at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant over the damaged reactor on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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Tourists visit an amusement park that never opened in the abandoned city of Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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Soviet murals at the abandoned installation Radar Duga 1 in the Chernobyl disaster in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on February 6, 2022 in Ukraine. Russian continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometers from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The quickest way to Kyiv from the north is through Belarus, directly through this area, a distance of 120 kilometers. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history both in cost and casualties.

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A woman says a prayer in Sofiyivska Square in Kyiv on February 7, 2022 in Ukraine. With war clouds gathering over Ukraine, international diplomacy goes into overdrive with the French and Russian presidents to talk in Moscow and the German chancellor heading to the White House to meet with US leader. 

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A veteran with PTSD learns the the tango at the Yarmiz Center in Kyiv on February 7, 2022 in Ukraine. The Yarmiz Center for rehabilitation provides sports, psychological and social aid to the combatants in Ukraine from among the participants of the ATO (JFO), servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as members of their families and families who have suffered losses, on the way to reintegration and return to civilian life.

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Veterans practice hand to hand fighting at the Yarmiz Center in Kyiv on February 7, 2022 in Ukraine. The Yarmiz Center for rehabilitation provides sports, psychological and social aid to the combatants in Ukraine from among the participants of the ATO (JFO), servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as members of their families and families who have suffered losses, on the way to reintegration and return to civilian life.

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Alex Cherednichenko, a businessman, says he will take up his weapons and defend and fight for Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion on February 8, 2022 in Ukraine.

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A bomb shelter built under Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1956 to protect government officials from an attack by the United States and the west will be used by Ukrainians in the event of a Russian attack, pictured in Kyiv, on February 9, 2022 in Ukraine. The bomb shelter can hold up to 300 people and has running water. 

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Tetiana (L) with one hand in a cast and Inna (R), are among the civilian volunteers weaving camouflage nets for the Ukrainian Military in the basement of a library in Kyiv on February 10, 2022 in Ukraine. The volunteers have sewn over 1,862 nets over the past 8 years totaling in more than 46,000 square meters. The volunteers have also hand knitted 1,038 pairs of socks. The volunteers have begun sewing camouflage and sending the nets north to troops on the border with Belarus. 

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People walk through Maidan Square in Kyiv on February 10, 2022 in Ukraine.

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Dmytro Kotov, a Ukrainian war veteran who lost both legs below the knee in 2015 in the war with Russia in the Donbas, is prepared to fight again if Russia further invades Ukraine, pictured in Kyiv on February 10, 2022 in Ukraine.

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A priest walks through Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a Church and monastery complex in Kyiv on February 11, 2022 in Ukraine. The capital remains calm as Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. “American citizens should leave, should leave now,” Biden said in an interview with NBC News. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly.”

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A woman walks past a sculpture of the founders of Kyiv in Independence Square in Kyiv on February 11, 2022 in Ukraine. The capital remains calm as Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. “American citizens should leave, should leave now,” Biden said in an interview with NBC News. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly.”

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St. Sophia’s Cathedral at dusk in Kyiv on February 11, 2022 in Ukraine. The capital remains calm as Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. “American citizens should leave, should leave now,” Biden said in an interview with NBC News. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly.”

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Ukrainian military veterans and civilians train and prepare for a Russian invasion at an abandoned camp on the outskirts of Kyiv on February 12 2022 in Ukraine. Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. Americans have been urged to leave Ukraine as soon as possible and President Biden is scheduled to speak with Putin today by phone.

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Ukrainians hold flares after marching in solidarity against Russian aggression through the street of Kyiv on February 12 2022 in Ukraine. Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. Americans have been urged to leave Ukraine as soon as possible and Present Biden is scheduled to speak with Putin today by phone.

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A couple finishes lunch at a Georgian restaurant in Kyiv on February 12 2022 in Ukraine. Russia conducts joint military exercises with Belarus to the north and around the border of Ukraine. Americans have been urged to leave Ukraine as soon as possible and Present Biden is scheduled to speak with Putin today by phone.