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Invasion: pro-Russian separatists walk near an abandoned tank on a road between the separatist-controlled settlements of Mykolaivka (Nikolaevka) and Buhas (Bugas), as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues
Invasion: pro-Russian separatists walk near an abandoned tank on a road between the separatist-controlled settlements of Mykolaivka (Nikolaevka) and Buhas (Bugas), as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continuesPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 2 March 2022, 06:27Updated 2 March 2022, 11:00