Nearly five weeks into Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, his army is far from victory.
Please click on the images for glimpses of the tough Ukrainian resistance to the far bigger and more powerful Russian army.
IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers in the recently liberated village of Lukianivka in Kyiv region.
Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers near a damaged memorial to fallen WWII soldiers in Lukianivka.
Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters
IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier checks his weapon in Lukianivka.
Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters
IMAGE: The Ghostbusters logo is seen on the butt of a Ukrainian rifle in Lukianivka.
Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters
IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a damaged civilian bus in the town of Trostianets in the Sumy region.
Photograph: Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers in Trostianets.
Photograph: Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers stand next to a destroyed Russian military vehicle in Trostianets.
Photograph: Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukranian soldiers walk through the village of Lukashi outside Kyiv.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers try to repair their vehicle in Lukashi.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: The wreckage of a Russian tank in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: The wreckage of a Russian tank in Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukranian soldiers walk past the wreck of a Russian tank in Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: A Ukranian soldier stands on top of a Russian tank captured after fighting with Russian troops in Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: Another captured Russian tank in Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukranian soldiers walk through the village of Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: Ukranian soldiers in Lukyanivka.
Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
IMAGE: An explosion seen during drills by the Ukrainian air force at an unidentified location in Ukraine.
Photograph: Ukrainian Air Force/Handout/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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