From March 5-11, 2022
From the devastation of Russia’s war with Ukraine, and the global support of the besieged country during the invasion, to the worldwide celebration of International Women's Day, to athletes competing in the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in Beijing, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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From March 5-11, 2022
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Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from the maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A Russian attack has severely damaged the maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials say. (AP PhotoEvgeniy Maloletka)
People create a peace sign with lights as a demonstration for Ukraine at Heroes Square in Budapest, Hungary, organized by Greenpeace, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades. (AP PhotoAnna Szilagyi)
Relatives and friends mourn the body of senior police sergeant Roman Rushchyshyn in the village of Soposhyn, in the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Rushchyshyn, a member of the Lviv Special Police Patrol Battalion, was killed in the Luhansk Region. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)
People carry a giant Ukrainian flag to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a celebration of Lithuania's independence in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, March 11, 2022. Lithuania celebrated the 32th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on Friday. (AP PhotoMindaugas Kulbis)
Chile's new President Gabriel Boric flashes a victory sign after his swearing-in ceremony at Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
Wind turbines stand in front of the rising sun in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Andrew Kurka of the United States competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmad Saif, 23, who died as a result of injuries sustained on March 1, during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a demonstration, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Burqa, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP PhotoMajdi Mohammed)
A dancer performs during International Women's Day ceremony at the Dubai Expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoEbrahim Noroozi)
People visit the colorful, illuminated Dechen Cave in Iserlohn, Germany, Friday, March 11, 2022. The cave, which was discovered by two railway workers in 1868, is temporarily illuminated by light artist Wolfgang Flammersfeld. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Tennis legend and equality rights advocate Billie Jean King, reacts while speaking at a Women's History Month event honoring women athletes in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP PhotoJacquelyn Martin)
A woman burns a flare during a march marking International Women's Day in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Homes are covered by volcanic ash spewed from the Volcano of Fire, in Panimache, Guatemala, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Sloane Stephens at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
DJ Marshmello performs at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP PhotoKamran Jebreili)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
Ukrainian serviceman walks past the vertical tail fin of a Russian Su-34 bomber lying in a damaged building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoAndrew Marienko)
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Captured Russian soldiers answer media questions at a press conference in the Interfax news agency in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from the maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A Russian attack has severely damaged the maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials say. (AP PhotoEvgeniy Maloletka)
People create a peace sign with lights as a demonstration for Ukraine at Heroes Square in Budapest, Hungary, organized by Greenpeace, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades. (AP PhotoAnna Szilagyi)
Relatives and friends mourn the body of senior police sergeant Roman Rushchyshyn in the village of Soposhyn, in the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Rushchyshyn, a member of the Lviv Special Police Patrol Battalion, was killed in the Luhansk Region. (AP PhotoBernat Armangue)
People carry a giant Ukrainian flag to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a celebration of Lithuania's independence in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, March 11, 2022. Lithuania celebrated the 32th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on Friday. (AP PhotoMindaugas Kulbis)
Chile's new President Gabriel Boric flashes a victory sign after his swearing-in ceremony at Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
Wind turbines stand in front of the rising sun in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Andrew Kurka of the United States competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmad Saif, 23, who died as a result of injuries sustained on March 1, during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a demonstration, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Burqa, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP PhotoMajdi Mohammed)
A dancer performs during International Women's Day ceremony at the Dubai Expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoEbrahim Noroozi)
People visit the colorful, illuminated Dechen Cave in Iserlohn, Germany, Friday, March 11, 2022. The cave, which was discovered by two railway workers in 1868, is temporarily illuminated by light artist Wolfgang Flammersfeld. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Tennis legend and equality rights advocate Billie Jean King, reacts while speaking at a Women's History Month event honoring women athletes in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP PhotoJacquelyn Martin)
A woman burns a flare during a march marking International Women's Day in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Homes are covered by volcanic ash spewed from the Volcano of Fire, in Panimache, Guatemala, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Sloane Stephens at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
DJ Marshmello performs at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP PhotoKamran Jebreili)