After Ukraine made significant military gains in the east and south of the country, taking back areas held by Russia during the nearly eighth month-long war, Russia struck back on Sunday with a brutal flurry of missile strikes at residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia.
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IMAGE: A residential building devastated by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Distressed local residents in a residential area struck by a Russian missile in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: A residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Rescuers work at a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Rescuers carry a civilian found dead in a residential area devastated by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Body bags with victims are placed outside a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Rescuers carry a person out of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Rescuers carry an injured resident at the site of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: A demining specialist of Ukraine's emergency services stands next to part of an intercepted Russian missile stuck in a residential building in Kharkiv. Photograph: Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters
IMAGE: Demining specialists carry part of an intercepted Russian missile from a residential building in Kharkiv. Photograph: Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters
IMAGE: A calendar showing Russian President Vladimir Putin on sale on a street in central Kyiv, October 7, 2022. The merchandise is from destroyed Russian military hardware. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty Images
IMAGE: A fire burns on the Kerch bridge over the Kerch Strait in Crimea. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: An aerial view the road between Kharkiv and Izium after a bridge was destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and occupying Russian forces. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
IMAGE: A destroyed Russian tank in Borova in the Kharkiv region, which was recently retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces. Photograph: Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters
IMAGE: Residents push their bicycles on a makeshift bridge over the Borova river in Borova. Photograph: Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters
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