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Photos Of The Week (July 17-23, 2023)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 29th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.

A formation of two military attack helicopters belonging to the Romanian Air Force fly over the Statue of Air Heroes during a ceremony marking Aviation Day and Air Force Day in Bucharest on July 20.
1 A formation of two military attack helicopters belonging to the Romanian Air Force fly over the Statue of Air Heroes during a ceremony marking Aviation Day and Air Force Day in Bucharest on July 20.
Afghan boys learn the Koran at a madrasah in the Kama district of Nangarhar Province.
2 Afghan boys learn the Koran at a madrasah in the Kama district of Nangarhar Province.
A farm storage building is seen heavily damaged after a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine.
3 A farm storage building is seen heavily damaged after a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine.
Kosovar children play in a fountain during a heat wave in Pristina.
4 Kosovar children play in a fountain during a heat wave in Pristina.
A man cries outside the mortuary after he lost his son in monsoon rains on the outskirts of Islamabad.
5 A man cries outside the mortuary after he lost his son in monsoon rains on the outskirts of Islamabad.
A downed missile that fell into a private house is seen after Russia struck Odesa on July 18 amid its invasion of Ukraine.
6 A downed missile that fell into a private house is seen after Russia struck Odesa on July 18 amid its invasion of Ukraine.
People walk on a destroyed bridge over the Vovcha River in Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
7 People walk on a destroyed bridge over the Vovcha River in Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
Afghan women stage a protest for their rights at a beauty salon in the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul on July 19. Afghanistan's Taliban authorities ordered beauty parlors across the country to shut, the latest curb to squeeze women out of public life.
8 Afghan women stage a protest for their rights at a beauty salon in the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul on July 19. Afghanistan's Taliban authorities ordered beauty parlors across the country to shut, the latest curb to squeeze women out of public life.
Eduard Kim of Kazakhstan competes in the men's solo free artistic swimming at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
9 Eduard Kim of Kazakhstan competes in the men's solo free artistic swimming at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
A horse takes shelter from the sun in an abandoned house near the village of Peceneaga in Romania's eastern Dobrogea region. 
10 A horse takes shelter from the sun in an abandoned house near the village of Peceneaga in Romania's eastern Dobrogea region. 
A girl plays with water in a fountain during hot weather in Moscow. 
11 A girl plays with water in a fountain during hot weather in Moscow. 
Ground staff cover the pitch as rain stops play during a cricket game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka, on July 17. 
12 Ground staff cover the pitch as rain stops play during a cricket game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka, on July 17. 
A couple walks through a cooling water mist on a scorching summer's day in Bucharest.
13 A couple walks through a cooling water mist on a scorching summer's day in Bucharest.
Afghan girls fill containers with water from a canal on the outskirts of Kandahar. 
14 Afghan girls fill containers with water from a canal on the outskirts of Kandahar. 
An effigy depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hangs from a central square in Vuhledar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. 
15 An effigy depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hangs from a central square in Vuhledar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. 
Vendors arrange watermelons as they wait for customers at a market in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
16 Vendors arrange watermelons as they wait for customers at a market in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Children's bicycles are seen among debris at an apartment building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes near Odesa, Ukraine.
17 Children's bicycles are seen among debris at an apartment building damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes near Odesa, Ukraine.
A Russian Orthodox priest leads a religious procession marking the anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicholas II, in Yamskaya Sloboda village, Orlov region, about 350 kilometers south of Moscow.
18 A Russian Orthodox priest leads a religious procession marking the anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicholas II, in Yamskaya Sloboda village, Orlov region, about 350 kilometers south of Moscow.
Comforted by Krystyna Liubymska, Zenaida Nedoleshko weeps next to a casket carrying the remains of her nephew, Roman Shadlovskiy, during a reburial service for him in Bucha, Ukraine.
19 Comforted by Krystyna Liubymska, Zenaida Nedoleshko weeps next to a casket carrying the remains of her nephew, Roman Shadlovskiy, during a reburial service for him in Bucha, Ukraine.
Ukrainian combat medics of the 5th Assault Brigade treat wounded servicemen near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
20 Ukrainian combat medics of the 5th Assault Brigade treat wounded servicemen near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
A girl takes a photo as she is engulfed by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest.
21 A girl takes a photo as she is engulfed by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest.
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