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Train of Hope

Omar Morais Rodrigues Marques

Portugal

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A child with chronic illness stands by Polish border guards inside a train wagon transformed for medical transport on March 03, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. As Russia continues the invasion of Ukraine, critical patients were evacuated to Poland by a medical train in order to continue their treatment.

Honorable Mention

A woman carries a child as they exit a train arriving from Odessa at Przemysl main train station on February 25, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. On February 24 Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country accompanied by air strikes and shelling.

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Nominee

Escaping the Russian invasion

A man holds a baby after arriving by bus at a supermarket parking lot from the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing on February 25, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. On February 24 Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country accompanied by air strikes and shelling.

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Gold

Escaping the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

At first glance, life in Ukraine's Lviv city appears to be just as it ever was before Russia’s invasion. Multiple trips to the area reveal a city irreparably changed by the conflict.Even far from the frontlines, a sense of normal life remains in the air,yet war-related situations are the new normal.

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Ukraine's Lviv, life in despair