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Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defence unit fire a Soviet-made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin auto-cannon towards a Russian drone from a sunflower field

Pavlograd, Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defence unit fire a Soviet-made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin auto-cannon towards a Russian drone from a sunflower field, during an air attack near Pavlograd. Russia claimed on Thursday that it had captured the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important military hub in the eastern Donetsk region. President Zelenskyy called Moscow’s claim ‘Russian disinformation’, saying: ‘Ukrainian units are defending our positions.’
Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images

Source: The Guardian: The Week Around the World in 20 Pictures. Published Fri 1 Aug 2025 14.17 EDT. Accessed Sunday 7 Sept 2025.
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