Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

A Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) sensor is retrieved to China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, Sept. 8, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

People pose for photos with artifacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Divers celebrate after recovering an artifact from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Divers celebrate after recovering an artifact from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

People take photos of an artifact recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

Archaeological Finds Retrieved from Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria - Egypt

An artifact is recovered from the Mediterranean Sea at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers transfer a victim from the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Residential Building Collapse In Karachi - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the scene of a residential building collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2025. The death toll in the building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has jumped to 27 as rescuers retrieved more bodies, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organization Rescue 1122 said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Rescuers conduct rescue work after the landslide in Qingyang Village of Guowa Township in Dafang County of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 22, 2025. A landslide struck Guowa township in Dafang County under the city of Bijie on Thursday, trapping 19 persons. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the bodies of two trapped people in Guowa had been retrieved. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

This photo taken by a cellphone shows rescuers operating a drone to transfer relief goods after the landslide in Qingyang Village of Guowa Township in Dafang County of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 22, 2025. A landslide struck Guowa township in Dafang County under the city of Bijie on Thursday, trapping 19 persons. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the bodies of two trapped people in Guowa had been retrieved. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

This photo taken by a cellphone shows a rescuer operating a drone to transfer relief goods after the landslide in Qingyang Village of Guowa Township in Dafang County of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 22, 2025. A landslide struck Guowa township in Dafang County under the city of Bijie on Thursday, trapping 19 persons. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the bodies of two trapped people in Guowa had been retrieved. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows rescuers conducting rescue work after the landslide in Qingyang Village of Guowa Township in Dafang County of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. A landslide struck Guowa township in Dafang County under the city of Bijie on Thursday, trapping 19 persons. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the bodies of two trapped people in Guowa had been retrieved. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

Nearly a Dozen Trapped in Landslides in Southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows rescuers conducting rescue work after the landslide in Qingyang Village of Guowa Township in Dafang County of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. A landslide struck Guowa township in Dafang County under the city of Bijie on Thursday, trapping 19 persons. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the bodies of two trapped people in Guowa had been retrieved. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy Dmytro Pletenchuk is present during the disposal of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman wears a face covering as he works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea by the divers of the Ukrainian Navy is to be disposed of, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

Ukrainian Navy servicemen work to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

FAB-500 aerial bomb removed and destroyed in Odesa region

A Ukrainian Navy serviceman works to dispose of a FAB-500 aerial bomb that was retrieved from the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

Rescue Operations Underway in Earthquake-Hit Myanmar

March 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on March 30, 2025 shows rescue operations underway in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A rescue team of China's Yunnan Province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday. The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday. Photo by Wang Hao/Yunnan Media Group/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli strike in central Gaza are taken from the Indonesia Hospital morgue in Beit Lahia, Gaza, where grieving relatives of the deceased mourn their loss, on March 18, 2025. Photo by Habboud Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli strike in central Gaza are taken from the Indonesia Hospital morgue in Beit Lahia, Gaza, where grieving relatives of the deceased mourn their loss, on March 18, 2025. Photo by Habboud Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli strike in central Gaza are taken from the Indonesia Hospital morgue in Beit Lahia, Gaza, where grieving relatives of the deceased mourn their loss, on March 18, 2025. Photo by Habboud Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli strike in central Gaza are taken from the Indonesia Hospital morgue in Beit Lahia, Gaza, where grieving relatives of the deceased mourn their loss, on March 18, 2025. Photo by Habboud Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

Bodies Of Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike Retrieved From Hospital Morgue - Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli strike in central Gaza are taken from the Indonesia Hospital morgue in Beit Lahia, Gaza, where grieving relatives of the deceased mourn their loss, on March 18, 2025. Photo by Habboud Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

A crystal rose as the symbol of new life is at the foot of the Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik in the Alley of Glory in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on March 4, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)