Week in Photos: Ukraine marks a year of war; beloved priest was murdered; and snow lands in Southland.
Hello and welcome to our pick of this week’s top stories – in pictures. Here’s what you might have missed.
Ukraine marks a painful anniversary of the Russian invasion. The country, which largely weathered the attacks on Russia’s power grid, is working its way through grief and destruction and vowing to win. We look back on the ongoing war with images from Los Angeles Times photographers.
A fireball erupts after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in March 2022.
(Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)
At Sts. Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, soldiers along with civilians attend mass in May 2022.
(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
A woman kisses the forehead of a Ukrainian soldier at his funeral March 2022 in Starychi, Ukraine.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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As the country marks a year of war, six Ukrainians share how their lives have changed.
Olga Rudenko, Editor-in-Chief of the Kyiv Independent, poses for a portrait at the publication’s offices in Kyiv, Ukraine.
(Pete Kiehart / For the Times)
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A powerful storm is advancing on Southern California with the threat of historic snow.
Rain, big waves, a rare snowstorm warning – read why this SoCal winter storm is so unusual.
See more Times staff photos of the blizzard here.
Snow flurries are falling on Interstate 5 near Tejon Pass as a strong storm hit Thursday.
(Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
Katelynn Chavez and Pedro Ruiz hug after building a snowman at Yucaipa Community Park in Yucaipa on Thursday.
(Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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As the freezing storm swept across Southern California, the homeless ran.
Crystal Jones, with the support of outreach workers from the Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority, is preparing to move from her homeless camp to an emergency shelter with her partner Thursday before the storm.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
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A Los Angeles immigrant congregation and a congregation were left in disbelief after a senior bishop was gunned down last Saturday. After being arrested in the minister’s killing, a craftsman confessed to the killing of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell. The beloved preacher dedicated his life to others, helping immigrants, the poor and the disenfranchised, and for one columnist, he restored his faith in the faith.
A plaque will be installed Sunday in honor of Bishop David O’Connell, who was murdered in Hacienda Heights a day earlier.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
People attend a mass in honor of Bishop O’Connell at the Parish of St. Francis X. Cabrini in Los Angeles on Sunday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘No one… expected that number’
Chaplain Kevin Deegan, left, holds Julio Valladares’ hand at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills in January 2022. Valladares is among 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in California.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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LA wants to evict families living in a luxury hotel since a botched fireworks explosion in 2021.
Boarded up homes on 27th Street in Los Angeles, where a 2021 LAPD-directed fireworks explosion went awry.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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And finally, good news — how a hiker survived a 200-foot fall off an icy trail.
Ruth Woroniecki, who survived a 200-foot fall from Cucamonga Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, poses for a portrait in Acton on Tuesday.
(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-25/week-in-review-top-visual-stories-feb-25 Week in Photos: Ukraine marks a year of war; beloved priest was murdered; and snow lands in Southland.
