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epa10113494 A picture taken during a visit to Luhansk region organised by the Russian military shows an instructor training young horse riders in Derkul State Equestrian Plant in Derkul village, Luhansk region, Ukraine, 09 August 2022 (issued 10 August 2022). Derkul State Equestrian Plant was founded in 1765. English breeding horses are bred at the plant. Now the enterprise has 172 rare thoroughbred horses. On 24 February 2022 Russian troops entered the Ukrainian territory in what the Russian president declared a 'Special Military Operation', starting an armed conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY