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A man carries a woman as they cross an improvised path while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday, March 6.Oleksandr Ratushniak/The Associated Press

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A man walks by a building damaged by recent shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 6.OLEKSANDR LAPSHYN/Reuters

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People walk under a destroyed bridge as they flee the town of Irpin, which was hit by heavy shelling on Sunday.Oleksandr Ratushniak/The Associated Press

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A destroyed car is seen in front of a house damaged by shelling in the village of Marhalivka in the Kyiv region of Ukraine March 6.OLEG PEREVERZEV/Reuters

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A man observes buildings destroyed in Russian artillery shelling, in the village of Horenka close to Kyiv on Sunday, March 6.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press

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The burnt out remains of a building destroyed by Russian army shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.SERGEI BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images

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People are seen amidst the debris of a house destroyed by Russian shelling in the village of Marhalivka, in the Kyiv region, on March 6.OLEG PEREVERZEV/Reuters

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People shelter in the basement of a building with some belongings and food, after Russian troops shelled the city of Kharkiv, in the east of the country on March 6.SERGEI BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of the non-profit organization New Acropolis weave netting for military use on March 6, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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A woman and her son, 22 months, from the Luhansk region, are given shelter at the Lviv Puppet theatre on March 6.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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Volunteers at the Frankivsk administration building in Lviv, Ukraine provide food, information and assistance with accommodation and onward travel to those fleeing Ukraine on March 6.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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Ukrainian heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko visits a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press

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Civilians and aid organizations help refugees after they arrive to the Western Railway Station after crossing the border at Zahony-Csap as they flee Ukraine on March 6.Janos Kummer/Getty Images

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Volunteers prepare humanitarian aid for refugees at the Maria Zankovetska National Academic Drama Theater, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo PalamarchukPAVLO PALAMARCHUK/Reuters

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People fleeing the conflict in Ukraine arrive at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border crossing near Beregsurany, Hungary, on March 6.ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images

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Ukrainian refugees from Western Ukraine walk across a bridge near the Zosin-Ustyluh border crossing into Poland on Sunday.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images

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A service member of pro-Russian troops drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

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A tank with the symbol "Z" painted on its side is seen in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

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Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia ride in the back of a truck in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

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Local residents receive humanitarian aid in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

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A service member of pro-Russian troops in a uniform without insignia drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 6.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters

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An Ukrainian serviceman searches a civilian in a village, east of the town of Brovary on March 6.DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images

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Volunteers prepare food for local residents and members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces at a field kitchen in Kyiv on March 6.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters

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Armed Ukrainian servicemen inspect a car at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kyiv on March 6.GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

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Evhen, a Ukrainian serviceman who was wounded in his shoulder during shelling in Irpin, receives medical help prior being transferred to the hospital on March 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

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A large crowd of people fleeing Ukraine wait for a train to Poland at the Lviv railway station on March 6.YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images

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Buildings in Irpin burn after being bombarded by Russian shelling on Sunday, March 6.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press

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A Ukrainian servicemen patrols a military checkpoint on an evacuation route in Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

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Ex-military man Dennis Kohut, who is working as a firefighter, trains volunteers to fight with the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 6.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Volunteers train to fight with the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces at the warrior house, in Lviv on Sunday.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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An Ukrainian serviceman looks through binoculars towards the town of Stoyanka at a checkpoint on the connecting road to Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

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An injured Ukrainian serviceman receives medical help on March 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

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Indian volunteers prepare food for refugees fleeing Ukraine outside a temporary accommodation and transport hub at a former shopping mall in Przemysl, Poland, on March 6.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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A volunteer prepares Molotov cocktails in an auto repair shop in Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend a wedding of their comrades Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 6.MYKOLA TYMCHENKO/Reuters

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Pedestrians cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 6.DAPHNE ROUSSEAU/AFP/Getty Images

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A volunteer stands inside an auto repair shop as he reconditions machine guns that were taken from the Russian army, in Kyiv on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

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A house is on fire after heavy Russian shelling on the only escape route used by locals to leave the town of Irpin, near Kyiv on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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A woman who was just evacuated from Irpin prays for the people left behind in the city on March 6 in Kyiv,Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

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A man says goodbye to his relatives as they leave on an evacuation train to Lviv, at Kyiv central train station on Sunday.GLEB GARANICH/Reuters

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Ukrainian servicemen patrol a bridge on the road that connects Stoyanka with Kyiv, on March 6.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

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Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman as she tries to flee in the town of Irpin in Ukraine, on Sunday, March 6.Andriy Dubchak/The Associated Press

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Local residents run for cover as they try to escape from the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling by Russian troops on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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A local resident reacts as a house is on fire after heavy shelling in the town of Irpin, 24km from Kyiv, while Russian troops advance toward the capital on Sunday.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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Local residents look for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin, Ukraine, after heavy shelling forced them to flee on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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Local residents flee the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling from Russian troops advancing through the area towards the capital of Kyiv on March 6.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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A woman fleeing Ukraine is helped into a wheelchair upon arriving at a temporary accommodation centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 6.YARA NARDI/Reuters

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People gather for a Sunday service at the Saint's Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv on March 6. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have passed through Lviv on their way to Poland.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces stands guard next to anti-tank structures blocking the streets to the center of Kyiv on March 6.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Fylymonov exchange rings at their wedding during Ukraine-Russia conflict, at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine March 6.MYKOLA TYMCHENKO/Reuters

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People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovSTOYAN NENOV/Reuters

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Wounded dogs that have been evacuated from Ukraine are treated for injuries at the Ada Foundation animal clinic in Przemysl, Poland on March 6.Omar Marques/Getty Images

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Jakub (right) and a vet assistant hold a cat that was evacuated from Ukraine at the Ada Foundation animal clinic on March 6, in Przemysl, Poland.Omar Marques/Getty Images

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Refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in the main train station of Krakow on March 6.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

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Polish police manage a crowd of refugees as they wait to board a bus, at a temporary accommodation centre in Korczowa, Poland, on March 6.YARA NARDI/Reuters

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Romani refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in Krakow on March 6 as they wait to be relocated to other temporary accommodations in Poland or abroad.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

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Refugees from Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter in the main train station of Krakow on March 6. The number of people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine has topped 1.5 million.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

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People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovSTOYAN NENOV/Reuters

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Refugees, mostly women with children, wait to board a bus after arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6.Visar Kryeziu/The Associated Press

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Tents are set up in preparation for the arrival of refugees from Ukraine in Hall 27 of the exhibition grounds in Hanover, Germany, on Sunday March 6.Lino Mirgeler/The Associated Press

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Refugees wait for the departure of their train after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the train station in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 6.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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