Photos Of The Week (February 5-11, 2024)

A man mourns at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers under heavy rain at Independence Square in Kyiv.

A seagull flying during a snowfall is silhouetted against the sun in St. Petersburg, Russia.

A photo shows the marked place of impact, with a piece of mortar shell still embedded in the concrete, at Sarajevo's main produce market during a commemoration marking the 30th anniversary of the first of the two :Markale massacres," in which a single mortar shell fired by Bosnian Serb forces onto the market killed 68 civilians and injured 144 on February 5, 1994, during the siege of Sarajevo.

Women vote during parliamentary elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan on February 8.

Kyiv municipal workers and volunteers work in a damaged building two days after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital. 

Afghan children buy bread from a bakery in Fayzabad in Badakhshan Province.

A traditional wrestler is reflected in a mirror as he warms up for his daily practice sessions in Lahore, Pakistan.

Residents of a heavily damaged 18-story apartment building gather outside following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv and other regions on February 7.

Ukrainian athlete Sofia Lyskun competes at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. 

An armed Pakistani policeman stands guard during an election campaign event in the southern seaport city of Karachi.

A Ukrainian soldier smokes under camouflage nets near the front line in the Donetsk region. (file photo)

Afghan boys play in the snow in Badakhshan Province. 

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attend an election campaign rally in the town of Khudian Khas. 

A man in a bear costume leaves a bar at night in central Odesa amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Russian believers gather around a ritual bonfire during a Buddhist ritual of purification near the Datsan Gunzechoinei temple in St. Petersburg, Russia.