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epa11228699 Buildings damaged in shelling in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine, 18 March 2024, amid the Russian invasion. Kupiansk, a once-occupied town, has seen increased assaults by Russia in recent months. About 3,800 people live in the city, where more than 27,000 people lived before the war, according to the city's administration. Russian troops entered Ukraine in February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV