Ukraine’s Olympic-medal-winning wrestlers, Zhan Beleniuk (left) and Parviz Nasibov (partially obscured on the right), arrive back from Tokyo in Boryspil airport on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Belarusians living in Ukraine along with their supporters and Ukrainian activists hold placards and plastic gooses during a rally calling “Goose for Belarus!”, near the Belarus embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, 23 July 2021. According to protesters, they brought plastic gooses because the chatter of gooses resembles the name of the city of The Hague in Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian languages (Ga-ga-ga – Gaaga) and as a reminder to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about his liability for the persecution of the Belarusian opposition. A criminal complaint on behalf of four non-governmental organizations was filed On 19 May 2021 at the Pre-trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
Ukrainian Orthodox nuns attend a prayer service held at the St. Vladimir’s Hill in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 27 July 2021. Orthodox believers mark the 1033rd anniversary of the Kievan Rus Christianization on 27 and 28 July 2021. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
Ukrainian Orthodox believers attend a prayer service held at the St. Vladimir’s Hill in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 27 July 2021. Orthodox believers mark the 1033rd anniversary of the Kievan Rus Christianization on 27 and 28 July 2021. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
An aerial view shows corn stalks planted by Ukrainian farmers in the shape of the national coat of arms, trident, ahead of the country’s 30th anniversary of independence, in a field near Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine on July 22, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Rescuers fight fire on the roof of a four-story apartment building in Sergeant Medvedev Street, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Ukrinform/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Activists light flares protesting the death of Belarusian activist Vitaly Shishov, leader of the Kyiv-based Belarusian House in Ukraine, in front of Belarus Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Shishov was found hanged in one of Kyiv city parks not far from his home, police said Tuesday. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
A Ukrainian serviceman attends on his position along the front line with Russia backed separatists near the small town of Krasnogorivka, in the Donetsk region on July 20, 2021. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)
Law enforcement officers use pepper spray to restrain anti-LGBTQ protesters in their attempt to break a rally of LGBTQ+ activists near the presidential office headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
A Polish serviceman takes part in the Three Swords 2021 multinational military exercise of the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, western Ukraine, on July 27, 2021. More than 1,200 military personnel and more than 200 combat vehicles from Ukraine, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland and the United States of America take part in the international exercises Three Swords 2021 in Lviv region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP Photo)
An Ukrainian boy fools around in a fountain on the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, 01 July 2021. According to reports, the temperature reached 33 degrees Celsius in the Ukrainian capital. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
An activist blows soap bubbles as she attends a rally to support anti-government movement, one year after disputed election of the Belarusian president next to the Belarusian Embassy in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 8, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend military exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 9, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend military exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 9, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend military exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 9, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend military exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 9, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces attend military exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 9, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
A protester, a former policeman, wipes young policeman’s forehead from sweat during pensioners protest in front of the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, 14 July 2021. Pensioners of different power structures gathered in Kiev to demand recalculation and increasing their pensions. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Ukrainians walk around the Merman art-creation which is on display in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 07 July 2021. The Merman team, a group of artists from Ukraine, won a grant in 2021 to take part in the Burning man event in Nevada, USA, as one from 59 applications chosen around the World. The event was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic but Werman team’s creation will travel to the Burning man event in 2022. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
LGBT activists take part in a “Rave Pride” demanding state support for the local LGBTQ outside Ukrainian President’s office in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Ukrainians jump over a bonfire as they celebrate the traditional pagan holiday of Ivana Kupala in Kiev, Ukraine, 06 July 2021. Ivana Kupala is celebrated on the shortest night of the year, marking the beginning of summer, and is observed in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. (Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/EFE)
Ukraine‘s fans react as they watch on a giant screen the broadcast of the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final football match between England and Ukraine at the fan zone in the center of Kiev on July 3, 2021. England thrashed Ukraine 4-0 to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
