A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut. Ukraine. (AP). A man plants sunflowers in his garden between a damaged Russian tank and its turret in the village of Velyka Dymerka. Ukraine. (AP). Mykhayl Shulha. center. cries next to the coffin of his sister Sofia Shulha. 11. during a funeral prayer in Uman. central Ukraine. (AP). A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut. Ukraine. (AP). A woman holds her pets after her house was flooded when the Kakhovka dam collapsed. in Kherson. Ukraine. (AP). Ukrainian soldiers cover their ears to protect them from the sound of Russian shelling in a shelter on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region. (AP). A group of recent high school graduates leap as they pose for photos to celebrate their graduation in Kyiv. Ukraine. (AP). Two women with mock AK-47 rifles participate in firearms training for civilians in Kyiv. Ukraine. (AP). Hennadiy Techyna. a Ukrainian serviceman from the international legion. exercises at a rehabilitation center in Vynnyky. Ukraine. (AP). A Ukrainian soldier sits in a trench on the front line on the outskirts of Kreminna. Ukraine. (AP). A woman poses for a social media campaign in Kyiv. Ukraine. The sign reads. “Looking for a groom.” (AP). Children sing traditional songs during a Christmas celebration in Kryvorivnia village. Ukraine. (AP)