A mobile lab visits a village in the war-torn Kharkiv region. Villagers line up for general checkups. HIV testing and treatment is a big part of the agenda.
Alliance for Public Health
hide caption
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., on Aug. 27. Daniel Vasta for NPR hide caption
Ukrainians discuss the tactics of working in small groups at the military training called "Test Week" for civilians provided by one of the most successful units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 7. Its aim is to give civilians a sense of what they will experience if they are conscripted or decide to enlist in military service. Oksana Parafeniuk for NPR hide caption
People wait out an air raid alarm at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 26. Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
FILE - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 21, 2024. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption
In this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
In this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
Viktoriia Verbeniuk, a Ukrainian American, poses for a portrait during an event celebrating Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24, 2024.
Michael A. McCoy for NPR
hide caption
Border guards pose with their dog on a pebble beach, a no-man's-land on the Ukrainian-Romanian frontier, bordered by the Tysa River where 39 people lost their lives trying to cross, in Velyky Bytchkiv on July 10. Florent Vergnes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian border guards pose with their dog on a pebble beach on the Tisza River bordering Romania, in Velykyi Bychkiv, Ukraine, on July 10. Florent Vergnes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A damaged statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in a central square in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of western Russia, on Aug. 16. Ukrainian troops say they've taken control of Sudzha, one of more than 80 towns and villages they've captured since a cross-border invasion of Russia on Aug. 6. -/AP hide caption
A Ukraine's Humvee armoured military vehicle drives past a burning car on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Ukrainian military vehicle filled with captured Russian troops travels on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia on Tuesday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has captured hundreds of Russian fighters since it launched its invasion into the Kursk region of western Russia on Aug. 6. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian servicemen ride an armored fighting vehicle in the Sumy region, near Ukraine’s northeastern border with Russia on Sunday. Ukrainian troops in this area crossed into western Russia last week and have seized a large swath of territory. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A damaged home in the town of Sudzha, about 6 miles inside Russia, where Ukraine is waging an offensive on the Russia side of the border. The photo was released by the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, on his Telegram channel. The surprise Russian attack began Tuesday and ongoing fighting was reported for a fourth day Friday. Alexei Smirnov/Telegram channel via AP hide caption
As Ukrainian forces staged an incursion into western Russia, this house was damaged in the town of Sudzha. The photo was released by the acting governor of Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, on his Telegram channel on Tuesday. Russian military officials say some 1,000 Ukrainian troops have entered Russia. Acting governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov's Telegram channel/AP hide caption
Oleh Kuznetsov, who goes by B-boy Kuzya, performs the freeze element, freezing for a few seconds in unusual and extremely difficult positions. Anna Gondek-Grodkiewicz for NPR hide caption
FILE - An F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Sept. 8, 2004. Norway said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it will donate six F-16 in the course of 2024 to Ukraine because Kyiv's “ability to defend itself against attacks from the air is absolutely crucial in its defensive battle against Russia.” Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption
Oleksii Kharkivskyi, the chief of the patrol police of Vovchansk, in his police car in an undisclosed location in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on May 26. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption
A group of novachky, female campers ages 6-11, stand at attention for a photograph, along with their two sestrichky, or "sisters" who serve as female counselors. Marching drills are a daily activity at camp. Andrea Wenglowskyj hide caption
Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack on May 27. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption