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Photos Of The Week (August 21-27, 2023)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 34th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.

A young bride poses during preparations for her wedding with a traditional wedding costume in the village of Bixad, Romania.
1 A young bride poses during preparations for her wedding with a traditional wedding costume in the village of Bixad, Romania.
A woman wearing traditional Ukrainian clothes poses for photographs in front of a destroyed Russian armored military vehicle displayed in the center of Kyiv on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day.
2 A woman wearing traditional Ukrainian clothes poses for photographs in front of a destroyed Russian armored military vehicle displayed in the center of Kyiv on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day.
Local resident Viktoria Aksenova, 61, assesses the damage and removes debris inside her apartment, which was hit by shelling, in Donetsk, Russia-controlled Ukraine.
3 Local resident Viktoria Aksenova, 61, assesses the damage and removes debris inside her apartment, which was hit by shelling, in Donetsk, Russia-controlled Ukraine.
The father of Ihor Voyevodin cries as he holds a photo of his son, who was killed in a battle with Russian troops, during a farewell ceremony at the University in Kyiv on August 25.
4 The father of Ihor Voyevodin cries as he holds a photo of his son, who was killed in a battle with Russian troops, during a farewell ceremony at the University in Kyiv on August 25.
Ukraine's Ihor Hlavan pours water over himself during the men's 35-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
5 Ukraine's Ihor Hlavan pours water over himself during the men's 35-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
Rescue officials evacuate victims on a boat from flooded areas in Noora Nath, Punjab Province, Pakistan.
6 Rescue officials evacuate victims on a boat from flooded areas in Noora Nath, Punjab Province, Pakistan.
People watch as an army soldier slings down from a helicopter during a rescue mission to rescue students stuck in a gondola in the village of Pashto in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on August 22. All eight people were eventually rescued.
7 People watch as an army soldier slings down from a helicopter during a rescue mission to rescue students stuck in a gondola in the village of Pashto in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on August 22. All eight people were eventually rescued.
People inspect the damage sustained to a building of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on August 23.
8 People inspect the damage sustained to a building of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on August 23.
A protester with a face mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a protest in London as part of the international "Putin Is A Killer" day of action across Europe on August 20.
9 A protester with a face mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a protest in London as part of the international "Putin Is A Killer" day of action across Europe on August 20.
Female Afghan health workers administer polio vaccine drops to a child during a campaign in Jalalabad.
10 Female Afghan health workers administer polio vaccine drops to a child during a campaign in Jalalabad.
Shakar Rustami (left) and Zulaikha Amini, organizers of the Smart Way book and painting exhibition, stand in front of paintings in Kabul. Young female artists held a painting exhibition to express the reactions to the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls. The exhibition also featured books displayed by students to promote reading culture.
11 Shakar Rustami (left) and Zulaikha Amini, organizers of the Smart Way book and painting exhibition, stand in front of paintings in Kabul. Young female artists held a painting exhibition to express the reactions to the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls. The exhibition also featured books displayed by students to promote reading culture.
People line up to view parts of Hungary's parliament that are open to the public in Budapest to mark the country's national holiday in honor of King Stephen I. 
12 People line up to view parts of Hungary's parliament that are open to the public in Budapest to mark the country's national holiday in honor of King Stephen I. 
Afghan men ferry a motorcycle on a boat across the Kokcha River in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan Province. 
13 Afghan men ferry a motorcycle on a boat across the Kokcha River in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan Province. 
Rings of dancers circle a bonfire as traditional music is performed as part of the International Folk Costume Festival in Zheravna, Bulgaria. 
14 Rings of dancers circle a bonfire as traditional music is performed as part of the International Folk Costume Festival in Zheravna, Bulgaria. 
Ukrainian newlyweds visit an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles in Kyiv. 
15 Ukrainian newlyweds visit an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles in Kyiv. 
Afghan boys are silhouetted as they jump on a trampoline in Jalalabad.
16 Afghan boys are silhouetted as they jump on a trampoline in Jalalabad.
An Afghan butcher peels off skin from the head of a slaughtered cow at his shop at Darwaze Lawry in Kabul.
17 An Afghan butcher peels off skin from the head of a slaughtered cow at his shop at Darwaze Lawry in Kabul.
Members of the Ukrainian diaspora carry a 32-meter Ukrainian flag across the Bridge of Peace to mark Ukrainian National Flag Day in Tbilisi on August 23.
18 Members of the Ukrainian diaspora carry a 32-meter Ukrainian flag across the Bridge of Peace to mark Ukrainian National Flag Day in Tbilisi on August 23.
The Motherland monument in Kyiv is illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag for Ukrainian National Flag Day.
19 The Motherland monument in Kyiv is illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag for Ukrainian National Flag Day.
Communal workers clean at the site of an area hit by a Russian military strike in Dnipro, Ukraine.
20 Communal workers clean at the site of an area hit by a Russian military strike in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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