War in Ukraine

Q&A: Big protests, brief talks and pressure on Zelensky

Ukraine saw nationwide demonstrations over controversial anti-corruption reforms.
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  1. The entrance to an Avon Fire and Rescue station in Bath made of Bath stone with five gates.

  2. Donald Trump imposed over the BBC Verify colours and branding. Beside him is a cut out of a strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

  3. A headshot of President Trump looking serious

  4. A headshot of President Zelensky. He is wearing a black collarless shirt and standing outside, in front of a microphone. The background is blurry, but he appears to be standing in front of a tree or some foliage.

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  7. Two treated images of close up shots of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

  8. Three women are standing between two yellow ambulances that are park in front of large white buildings. Two of the women are holding up posters that state: "Ambulances 4 Ukraine."

  9. The USS Kentucky ballistic missile submarine on the surface of the water and carrying a US flag, in Busan, South Korea, on 19 July 2023.

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  11. A photo posted by Sochi Mayor Andrei Proshunin purportedly showing firefigthers still working after extinguishing a blaze at an oil depot near Sochi.

  12. An orange fireball surges into the sky above a Russian oil facility.

  13. A Ukrainian FPV drone flies before an attack mission on a frontline in the Donetsk region in Ukraine

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  15. composite image showing BBC correspondent Barry Caffrey on left side and drone carrying e-bike on the right side

  16. US President Donald Trump (left) and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. File photos

  17. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a candle during a service at the Valaam Monastery in north-western Russia. Photo: 1 August 2025

  18. the image shows two women sat in fold out chairs with their heads in their hands and another man standing, facing away from the camera with his hands over his face. to their left is a burnt out car and in the background police tape and emergency workers.

  19. Four people sitting on a bed in their flat.

  20. Three people were killed when an apartment block was brought down

  21. Young Ukrainians sit outside parliament clapping and holding placards

  22. Two boxes show where Russia's missile purportedly hit a training unit in a wooded area

  23. Illustration showing a man taking cash from a cashpoint in Russia while two shadowy figures in uniforms stand in front

  24. A man in an olive green uniform walks past destroyed buildings in Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine