Best photographs of the day

War in Ukraine and a blazing tiger: Friday’s best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world

by · the Guardian

Lviv, Ukraine

A cloud of smoke rises after an explosion. The city’s mayor says missiles struck near the city’s airport early on Friday

Photograph: AP

Kyiv, Ukraine

A residential building hit by shelling

Photograph: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Kyiv, Ukraine

Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a warehouse

Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP

Česká Lípa, Czech Republic

A woman works on a cushion cover bearing a portrait of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Photograph: Eva Kořínková/Reuters

Diego de Almagro, Chile

A sandstorm envelops the town

Photograph: @JCRamirez_/Twitter/Reuters

Toribío, Colombia

Family and friends carry the coffin of the indigenous leader Jose Miller Correa, who was assassinated on 14 March

Photograph: Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA

Dover, England

Lorries queue at the port in Dover

Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Palembang, Indonesia

A stuffed Sumatran tiger confiscated by authorities is burned

Photograph: Antara Foto/Reuters

Cape Canaveral, US

An Orion spacecraft is wheeled out of its hangar to be prepared for launch

Photograph: NASA/Getty Images

Farewell Spit, New Zealand

A ranger tries to keep a stranded whale hydrated

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Delhi, India

Religious figures at a temple are decorated with coloured powder as part of Holi celebrations

Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Cheltenham, England

Horses from Gordon Elliott’s stables on the gallops before day four of the racing festival

Photograph: Tim Goode/PA

Cheltenham, England

Racegoers drink champagne after arriving at the racecourse by steam train

Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Banda Aceh, Indonesia

The photographer Fanny Nurdiana prepares twins for a photoshoot

Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images

Blackpool, England

Mugs on sale at the Conservative party spring conference

Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Northumberland, England

A dog walker on Bamburgh Beach

Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA