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![A Latvian national flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Latvia Extends Travel Restrictions for Municipal Officials to Block Russia and Belarus Entry")
![An unidentified aerial object is seen above residential buildings in Moscow amid reports of drones and balloons over the Russian capital on October 9, 2026. (Source: Open source)]( "An unidentified aerial object is seen above residential buildings in Moscow amid reports of drones and balloons over the Russian capital on October 9, 2026. (Source: Open source)")
![A ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with four 23 mm automatic cannons. Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery is reportedly recruiting crews to operate the system against Ukrainian drone attacks. (Source: Army Recognition)]( "A ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with four 23 mm automatic cannons. Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery is reportedly recruiting crews to operate the system against Ukrainian drone attacks. (Source: Army Recognition)")
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![This photograph shows a view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on September 23, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "This photograph shows a view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on September 23, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian military personnel stand in front of a Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicle at the Panzertruppenschule on February 20, 2023, in Munster, Lower Saxony, Germany.]( "Ukrainian military personnel stand in front of a Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicle at the Panzertruppenschule on February 20, 2023, in Munster, Lower Saxony, Germany.")
![A general view of a perimeter fence at RAF Molesworth on October 8, 2026 in Huntingdon, England. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A general view of a perimeter fence at RAF Molesworth on October 8, 2026 in Huntingdon, England. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Special forces soldiers use a drone to monitor the environment in Fangchenggang, Guangxi province, China, March 15, 2023.]( "Special forces soldiers use a drone to monitor the environment in Fangchenggang, Guangxi province, China, March 15, 2023.")
![Head of the Russian pro-Kremlin information network Rybar Mikhail Zvinchuk. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Head of the Russian pro-Kremlin information network Rybar Mikhail Zvinchuk. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Pupils of a secondary school listen to Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin’s address at the first day of the new school year in Moscow on September 1, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Pupils of a secondary school listen to Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin’s address at the first day of the new school year in Moscow on September 1, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on October 12, 2022, in Lask, Poland. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on October 12, 2022, in Lask, Poland. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian freediver Nataliia Zharkova. (Source: @nat_freediver/Instagram)]( "Ukrainian freediver Nataliia Zharkova. (Source: @nat_freediver/Instagram)")
![Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Negotiating Team Travels to the US for High-Level Diplomatic Meetings")
![A German flag at the Reichstag building. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Germany Extends Protection for Ukrainians to 2028, Tightens Rules for Military-Age Men")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-16dbd023ff153d76e58b1840fd2f3f28.jpg "Ukrainian freediver Nataliia Zharkova. (Source: @nat_freediver/Instagram)")
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