TO GO WITH AFP STORY "UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-ANNIVERSARY" BY JONATHAN BROWN
An elderly woman walks among the graves along the Alley of Heroes where Ukrainian soldiers who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war are buried, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on February 22, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the Ukrainian troops holding Russian forces from cities like Kostyantynivka, the task is becoming harder as their resources and stamina fall lower and lower. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)