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IN PICTURES: Conflict rages on for seventh day

As the conflict continues for a seventh day and Russia ramps up attacks, Ukrainians take shelter in metro stations and leave the country for safety. 

A couple in an underground metro station
A couple sat in an underground metro station used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv on March 2, 2022. (AFP)
Ukrainian soldiers carrying water supplies
Ukrainian soldiers carrying water supplies as Russia ramp up attacks on Ukrainian cities, 2 March 2022. (AFP)
Firefighters work to contain fire after recent Russian shelling
Firefighters work to contain a fire at the Economy Department building of Karazin Kharkiv National University, after being allegedly hit during recent shelling by Russia, on March 2, 2022. (AFP)
Romanian employee put a blanket on a child coming from Ukraine
More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion, Siret, Romania, 2 March 2022. (AFP)