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Ukrainians flee Bakhmut as Russian forces close in

Pressure mounted on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee a withering Russian assault.

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A Ukrainian police officer helps en elderly woman as she evacuates to safe areas in Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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A Ukrainian police van drives on the highway for evacuation civilians in Khromove near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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A Ukrainian tank drives towards frontline positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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A priest arrives to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4. The eight had set up a roadblock on a road in the town in an attempt to prevent Russian troops from advancing, as they swept towards the Ukrainian capital at the start of their invasion.
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Anna Levchenko, 81, kisses the picture of her grandson Andrii Matviichuk, during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4. The eight had set up a roadblock on a road in the town in an attempt to prevent Russian troops from advancing, as they swept towards the Ukrainian capital at the start of their invasion.
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Anna Levchenko, 81, reacts during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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People attend a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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Anna Levchenko, 81, right, and a relative stand during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.
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A Ukrainian serviceman shaves the head of his comrade, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.
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The statue of Grand Princess Olga of Kyiv is covered in sandbags to avoid potential shelling damage, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.
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Hennadiy Mazepa and his wife Natalia Ishkova collect wood from a house which was destroyed by Russian forces in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.

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