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Our Washington correspondent, Nomia Iqbal, told Valerie Sanderson about the latest images.
Why are they all being released in something of a drip feed?
And why now this batch?
Martial law has been a way of life in Ukraine ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion almost four years ago.
Elections have been suspended and men of fighting age must remain in the country and be ready to be called on to fight.
Those who die in combat are remembered with military honours.
but others seemingly forgotten.
Soldiers who die by suicide are not considered military heroes and their families don't receive financial support.
From Kiev, BBC Ukrainian reporter Anastasia Kribonova has spoken to three women who've lost their loved ones to suicide during the war.
Their names have been changed in this report.
And a warning, this report contains references to suicide and themes people may find distressing.
Victoria can't hold back her tears as she speaks about her late husband, Andrei.
I want to remember him the way he was before the war.
Andrii volunteered at the start of the invasion.
He witnessed some of the fiercest battles with the Russian army, but later died by suicide, according to Ukrainian officials.
When they told me he had taken his own life, my life split in two, before and after.
What followed was a cold shock.
Military funerals have become part of Lviv's daily rhythm.
The dead are remembered as heroes, their coffins often carried on the shoulders of fellow soldiers.