The Russians destroy the Central House of Culture in Ukraine.
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IMAGE: Vladimir, 93, stands in front of the Central House of Culture, which was destroyed by a Russian strike in the town of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
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IMAGE: A rescuer passes Ukrainian clothes retrieved from the House of Culture. Photograph: Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters
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IMAGE: Firefighters remove debris to find bodies of people at the Central House of Culture. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
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IMAGE: A piano is seen at the destroyed Central House of Culture. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
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IMAGE: An armoured convoy of Russian troops the Russian-held part of Zaporizhzhia region. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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IMAGE: Firefighters at the site of a building damaged by a Russian strike in the Mykolaiv region. Photograph: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout/Reuters
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IMAGE: Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, suspected of violations of the norms of war, sits inside a cage during a court hearing in Kyiv. Photograph: Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters
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Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com