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Distress and destruction all over Ukraine

More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in "barbaric" shelling, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv.

Fierce resistance on the ground has so far denied Russian president Vladimir Putin decisive early gains after he last week launched the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two.

An interior view shows a destroyed Russian Army all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle Tigr-M (Tiger) on a road in Kharkiv, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
A view shows a house that caught fire after recent shelling, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
People remove debris at the site of a military base building that, according to the Ukrainian ground forces, was destroyed by an air strike, in the town of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
A view shows a destroyed bridge, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, near the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
A destroyed Ukrainian armoured personnel carrier vehicle is seen in front of a school which, according to local residents, was on fire after shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
A view shows the area near the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, 1 March 2022.
A view shows the area near the regional administration building, which was hit by a missile according to city officials, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released 1 March, 2022.
A view shows the area near the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, 1 March 2022.
A view shows a destroyed bridge, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, near the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
People talk next to a car, which locals said was burned during recent shelling, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine 28 February 2022.
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