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Potocki Palace in Lviv. In Soviet times this served as the Central Registry Office where anyone moving into the Raion (county) had to register with the authorities.

 

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Canadian police instructors awarding certificates to Ukrainian National Police in the Kherson region that successfully passed the course on Domestic Violence. There are 28 Canadian police instructors in Ukraine.

 

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A quiet night in the village of Vitachev.

 

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The city of Chernivtsi and the Bukovina region in western Ukraine is a place where Ukrainian, Romanian, Polish and Austrian cultures mingle, complete with with colorful streets, medieval castles and vibrant churches.

 

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Adjusting for an artillery round. This is a skill that takes some time to master.

 

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This is Khortytsia Island (12 km and an average width of 2.5 km) and it sits in the middle of the Dnieper River next to the city of Zaporizhzhya. This island was the center of the
Cossack "Zaporizhzhya Sich" empire. You can visit there today and be entertained by marvelous displays of horsemanship by Cossack riders. This island was declared a National Park in 1965.

 

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The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress (or Akkerman fortress) in Odesa is the largest citadel in Ukraine. From the 13th-14th centuries.

 

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Staffing the new Passport Service Center in Kherson. They can assist with all passport aspects and detect passport fraud.

 

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Irpin city hall. Irpin (82,000) is a suburb of Kyiv located on the Irpin River.

 

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Kyiv sunset.

 

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Schoolgirls visiting a Ukraine State Emergency Service training camp. This is a department of the Internal Affairs Ministry and responds to natural and man-made disasters.

 

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Arriving for Sunday's service at the Church of Saints Vladimir and Olga in the city of Vynnyky, Lviv oblast.

 

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The Ukraine Navy landing ship Yuri Olefirenko (L401) sails into ​​the Nikolaev shipyard for planned repairs.

 

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The City Council building in Zhytomyr.

 

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Oleksiy Popko was KIA near Pisky, Donetsk Oblast on August 15. Born in Dnipro on July 10, 1986.
Enlisted in 2015, and served as a senior soldier in the 74th Separate Reconnaissance Brigade.
He leaves behind a wife and daughter.

 

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More than 12,000 women are veterans of the JFO combat operations in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine.

 

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Early celebrations in Kyiv for Independence Day on August 24.

 

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Ivano Franko University in Lviv.

 

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St. Anne's Catholic Church (1697) in the town of Polonne (996) in the Khmelnytsky region. Polonne was known as a fortress location in its early days and the word in Ukrainian means "Captive".

 

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At the National Police Academy, a K shoulder board is awarded to those applicants accepted as a Kursant (cadet).

 

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The Rocks of Dovbush in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Very popular place for rock climbers.

 

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In addition to the 24 kidnapped Ukraine sailors, Russia has transferred an additional 5 Ukraine political prisoners to Moscow's Lefortovo Prison #2.
Stanislav Klykh, Mykola Karpyuk, Oleksandr Kolchenko, Volodymyr Balukh, and Roman Sushchenko. Is a prisoner swap in the works?

 

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Helping to celebrate the 28th anniversary of Ukrainian Independence on August 24, ladies wear traditional clothes from Ukraine's different regions in a project called “Natsiya” (Nation).

 

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State Border Guard reservists have completed their annual training rotation.

 

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20y.o. Dmytro Pylypchuk was KIA in the JFO war zone on August 20. From Habruska, Volyn Oblast.
Enlisted in autumn of 2016, serving as a gunner in the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade.