Civilians train to hold wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, as they take part in a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 6, 2022. Amid fears of a potential invasion by Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, within the framework of the training there were classes on tactics, paramedics, training on the obstacle course. The training is conducted by instructors with combat experience, members of the movement “Total Resistance”. Ukraine's presidency on February 06, insisted the chance of resolving soaring tensions with Russia through diplomacy remained greater than that of an attack, as the US warned Moscow was stepping up preparations for an invasion. “An honest assessment of the situation suggests that the chance of finding a diplomatic solution for de-escalation is still substantially higher than the threat of further escalation”, said presidency advisor Mykhailo Podolyak in a statement. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)





An instructor trains Rumia, 59, a member of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. Hundreds of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about a Russian invasion. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Rumia, 59, a member of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, trains close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Doug Seeburg/The Sun)





Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Doug Seeburg/The Sun)





Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Doug Seeburg/The Sun)





Yuri, 12, trains with members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Saturday, February 5, 2022, a soldier takes part in a military exercise, in Russia. (Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Photo)





A counter protestor lies on the road in front of a truck leading a convoy of truckers opposed to COVID-19 health measures and vaccinations, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, February 5, 2022. A group of more than 200 counter protesters on foot and on bikes held up the convoy for nearly an hour before police officers turned the trucks around and sent them on another route. (Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)





People gather in protest against COVID-19 mandates and in support of a protest against COVID-19 restrictions taking place in Ottawa, in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)





A friend of 24-year-old Congolese immigrant Moïse Mugenyi Kabagambe, takes part in a protest to demand justice for his violent death, at Barra da Tijuca beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, February 5, 2022. The assailants were caught on security camera footage attacking the young man on Jan. 24, holding him down and beating him with a rod. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





Moroccan security forces form a human chain to contain the crowd as the ambulance carrying the body of five-year-old Rayan Oram who fell into a well shaft on February 1, leaves the scene in the remote village of Ighrane in the rural northern province of Chefchaouen, late on February 5, 2022. Moroccan rescue crews found the five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well late on February 5, in a tragic end to a painstaking five-day operation that has gripped the nation. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)





In this Hnadout photo made adavilabe by Fridays For Future, an international climate movement, shows Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (front 3rd R) and members of the Sami community stage a protest on February 5, 2022 against iron ore mine in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden. The Sami people, whose total population is estimated at 100,000, of which 20,000 to 40,000 live in Sweden, are opposed to the Gallok/Kallak iron ore mine, located near the sub-Arctic town of Jokkmokk, because it would prevent reindeer herding, disrupt hunting and fishing, and distort the local environment. (Photo by FRIDAYSFORFUTURE/AFP Photo)





A man wears a face mask while he feeds birds, as the screen in Piccadilly Circus is lit to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne, in London, Sunday, February 6, 2022. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo)





People watch fireworks in celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year at Pradolongo Park in Madrid, Spain, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Brazilian cyclist Gabriel Giovannini during the RedBull Monserrate Cerro Abajo 2022 Downhill race in the iconic Monserrate tourist attraction in Bogota, Colombia February 6, 2022. Camilo Sanchez “Paquito” won the race with a time of 4:41.82. (Photo by Chepa Beltran/LongVisual via ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus parade takes place during carnival season in New Orleans, U.S., February 5, 2022. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn/Reuters)





A woman dressed in traditional costumes jumps over a bonfire to commemorate the day of Santa Agueda in Andavias, Spain, on February 6, 2022. In the province of Zamora it is quite a tradition, the women take over the city and the towns to gain control in the province, the councils give them the batons as a sign of authority, they celebrate around 7 days of festivity where they dance, eat, live the festival and honor Santa Agueda. (Photo by Manuel Balles/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People participate in the annual Lewisburg Polar Bear Plunge in Pennsylvania on February 5, 2022. Proceeds from the event benefit Lewisburg Neighborhoods, which works to revitalize downtown Lewisburg. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)