Week in pictures 19 Feb 2022
CRIMEA
Satellite images taken on Sunday, February 13, by Maxar Technologies revealed that dozens of helicopters had appeared at a previously vacant airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea. Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials said that an invasion could be imminent (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies)
DONETSK
A Ukrainian serviceman carries an anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on February 15 (Vadim Ghirda/AP)
PETROPOLIS
Rescue workers and residents search for victims in a landslide-affected area of Petropolis, Brazil, on Wednesday, February 16. At least 110 people have died in Petropolis after heavy rains triggered landslides that washed out streets, swept away cars and buried homes (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
LOS ANGELES
Rapper Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, February 13. The gesture was made famous by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a way to protest police brutality and racial discrimination (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
BANGKOK
People appear via video conference as they take part in Makha Bucha Day celebrations at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, February 16. Monks at the temple lit a million lanterns for the Buddhist holiday (Thikamporn Tamtiang/EyePress News/Reuters)
Here is the top news photograpy from the past week:
CRIMEA: Satellite images taken on Sunday, February 13, by Maxar Technologies revealed that dozens of helicopters had appeared at a previously vacant airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea. Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials said that an invasion could be imminent (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies)
DONETSK: A Ukrainian serviceman carries an anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on February 15 (Vadim Ghirda/AP)
PETROPOLIS: Rescue workers and residents search for victims in a landslide-affected area of Petropolis, Brazil, on Wednesday, February 16. At least 110 people have died in Petropolis after heavy rains triggered landslides that washed out streets, swept away cars and buried homes (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
LOS ANGELES: Rapper Eminem takes a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, February 13. The gesture was made famous by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a way to protest police brutality and racial discrimination (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
BANGKOK: People appear via video conference as they take part in Makha Bucha Day celebrations at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, February 16. Monks at the temple lit a million lanterns for the Buddhist holiday (Thikamporn Tamtiang/EyePress News/Reuters)