Week in pictures: 26 February - 4 March 2022 - BBC News

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A man walks through debris outside a damaged building following a shelling in Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv on 3 March 2022
SERGEY BOBOK / AFP

A man walks through debris, following shelling in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv. Russia escalated its air campaign against Ukraine on Thursday and Friday, killing dozens of civilians in the northern city of Chernihiv and continuing to lay siege to residential areas in Mariupol, Borodyanka and Kharkiv.

Ukrainian refugees queue to apply for residency permits at Prague's foreigner-police headquarters on 2 March 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic
MICHAL CIZEK / AFP

Ukrainian refugees queue to apply for residency permits at the Czech Republic's foreigner-police headquarters in Prague. More than one million civilians have fled the war to neighbouring countries, including Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova.

A demonstrator with the Ukrainian flag painted on her cheek looks on between flags during a protest against Russia's military operation of Ukraine, in front of Belem Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, on 26 February 2022
PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP

A woman takes part in a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outside Belem Palace, the official residence of the Portuguese president, in Lisbon. Anti-war demonstrations have been held across the globe, with supporters waving Ukrainian flags and chanting in solidarity.

Members of Parliament applaud Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, at the House of Commons, in London on 2 March 2022
JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT VIA REUTERS

Members of Parliament applaud Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, who was watching Prime Minister's Questions from the House of Commons gallery, in London. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said: "Your excellence, we generally do not allow applause in this chamber but on this occasion, the House quite rightly wants to demonstrate our respect and support for your country and its people in the most difficult of times."

A man paddles his kayak next to a submerged bus on a flooded street in the town of Milton in suburban Brisbane on 28 February 2022
PATRICK HAMILTON / AFP

A man paddles past a submerged bus on a flooded street in Milton, a suburb of Brisbane. The east coast of Australia has suffered severe flooding after it was battered by torrential rain, leaving at least a dozen people dead and damaging thousands of properties.

Hindu devotees light oil lamps during Lakshadeepotsava, the festival of a hundred thousand lamps, during the Shivarathri festival at the Basavanna Temple on the outskirts of Bangalore on 1 March 2022
MANJUNATH KIRAN / AFP

Hindus light oil lamps during Lakshadeepotsava, the festival of 100,000 lamps, during the Shivarathri festival at the Basavanna Temple, on the outskirts of Bangalore, in India.

Volunteers hold national flags during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, at the National Stadium, Beijing, China, on 4 March 2022
ALY SONG / REUTERS

Volunteers hold national flags during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. No Russian or Belarusian athletes are competing after being banned by the International Paralympic Committee.

Staff members from the Hoshinoya Tokyo hotel demonstrate the "lantern dining experience", where lanterns are used to shroud diners for mask-free dining, in Tokyo on 28 February 2022
PHILIP FONG / AFP

Staff from the Hoshinoya Tokyo hotel demonstrate lanterns designed to enable mask-free dining, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice-President Kamala Harris at the conclusion of his State of the Union address at the US Capitol on 1 March 2022 in Washington, DC
SHAWN THEW / POOL VIA GETTY IMAGES

President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice-President Kamala Harris at the conclusion of his first State of the Union address in the House of Representatives chamber of the US Capitol, in Washington. Mr Biden spoke on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as on domestic issues, including the enduring pandemic and soaring consumer prices.

A worker sorts and packs used plastic bottles and bottle caps collected in exchange for city bus tickets in Surabaya on 3 March 2022
JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP

A worker sorts used plastic bottles and bottle caps - collected in exchange for city bus tickets - before they are resold to plastic-recycling factories, in Surabaya, Indonesia.