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 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.

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

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

  4. Young Ukrainians sit outside parliament clapping and holding placards

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

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

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

  8. A woman with short blonde hair looks into the camera with a smile which shows her teeth. She wears a dark green jacket with a gold lapel bin in a square design. Behind her is a purple board with "BBC Radio CWR" written on it in white.

  9. Trump, wearing a blue suit jacket, red tie and white shirt, pointing at something off-camera while sat in the ballroom of his Turnbury golfing resort in Scotland

  10. A view shows burned cars at the site of the Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine. The picture showed a burnt out garage building containing burnt out cars

  11. Separate photos of two boys, one in a white judo outfit and the other a black tracksuit top

  12. The facade of Odesa's market at nighttime, with a fire raging behind it

  13. Protesters in Kyiv hold placards against corruption

  14. A still of the video, showing a man in blue uniform guiding a large black drone on wheels.

  15. Protesters in Kyiv, Ukraine seen with placards demonstrating against a law that strips two anti-corruption bodies of their independence on 22 July, 2025.

  16. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in front of a table with a Ukrainian flag

  17. Valery Gergiev, general director of the Bolshoi Theatre, speaks during a press conference ahead of the launch of the new season in Moscow, Russia, on 6 September 2024.

  18. President Donald Trump holding hands with First Lady Melania Trump.

  19. Passengers examine departure table waiting their flights at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, 07 July 2025.

  20. Children in Russia's Yunarmia stand in uniform, facing away from the camera

  21. A close up of Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a conference in Italy. He's wearing a black suit and is standing in front of a blue backdrop.

  22. Ukrainian emergency service workers extinguish a fire in a residential building, after Russian shelling, in Kostiantynivka

  23. Several children from Ukraine wear traditional folk clothing from their homeland while doing work at a Saturday school lesson. The children, some of whom are wearing flowers in their hair, are colouring in pieces of paper.