# The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/29805

- France 24, 2026-08-23 13:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260823-the-week-in-pictures-frenchwoman-space-nasa-wildfires-europe-war-ukraine

> Among the week’s scenes are fatal attacks by Russian unmanned aircraft in Ukraine and astronaut Sophie Adenot’s spacewalk—the first performed by a French woman. Pictures also show Belgium and other European areas hit by fires, while the Philippines endures torrential rain.

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