From the 2017 International Army Games competitions and Russian Navy Day celebrations, to the centuries-old tradition of bridge diving in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a volcano eruption in Indonesia — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Alexey Malgavko / Go to the mediabankRussian paratroopers at the Airborne Forces Junior Personnel Training Center No. 242 in Omsk on August 2, 2017, the Russian Airborne Troops' day.
Russian paratroopers at the Airborne Forces Junior Personnel Training Center No. 242 in Omsk on August 2, 2017, the Russian Airborne Troops' day.
© Sputnik / Oleg Smyslov / Go to the mediabankA bikini car wash at the TechnoTravel festival at the Levtsovo airfield in Yaroslavl Region, Russia, on July 29, 2017.
A bikini car wash at the TechnoTravel festival at the Levtsovo airfield in Yaroslavl Region, Russia, on July 29, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Tibta PanginHot lava flows down the Mount Sinabung volcano during the night in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on July 30, 2017.
Hot lava flows down the Mount Sinabung volcano during the night in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on July 30, 2017.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (left) visit St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt on July 30, Russian Navy Day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (left) visit St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt on July 30, Russian Navy Day.
© AP Photo / Amel EmricA diver jumps from the Stari Most bridge during the 451st traditional annual high diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 30, 2017.
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A diver jumps from the Stari Most bridge during the 451st traditional annual high diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 30, 2017.
© REUTERS / Oswaldo RivasA girl covered in motor oil takes part in festivities honoring the capital's patron saint Santo Domingo de Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, on August 1, 2017.
A girl covered in motor oil takes part in festivities honoring the capital's patron saint Santo Domingo de Guzman in Managua, Nicaragua, on August 1, 2017.
© Sputnik / Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankAn RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher seen in action on board the Kabardino-Balkaria ASW corvette during the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Baltiysk on July 30, 2017.
An RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher seen in action on board the Kabardino-Balkaria ASW corvette during the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Baltiysk on July 30, 2017.
© AP Photo / Jae C. HongA man crosses a street with a surfboard in downtown Los Angeles, US, on August 2, 2017.
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A man crosses a street with a surfboard in downtown Los Angeles, US, on August 2, 2017.
© REUTERS / Carlos Garcia Rawlins Flames erupt as clashes break out while the Constituent Assembly election is being carried out in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 30, 2017.
Flames erupt as clashes break out while the Constituent Assembly election is being carried out in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 30, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / DPA/Karl-Josef HildenbrandZebras stand in their enclosure at the zoo in Augsburg, southern Germany, on August 2, 2017.
Zebras stand in their enclosure at the zoo in Augsburg, southern Germany, on August 2, 2017.
© REUTERS / Laszlo Balogh Formula One ladies before the race at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on July 30, 2017.
Formula One ladies before the race at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on July 30, 2017.
© REUTERS / Antonio BronicA woman dives and pretends to ride a bike in Underwater Park in Pula, Croatia, on August 1, 2017.
A woman dives and pretends to ride a bike in Underwater Park in Pula, Croatia, on August 1, 2017.
© Photo : Roscosmos/Sergej RjazanskijSmeared city lights of Earth at night seen from space look like a meteor shower. This photo published by Roscosmos on August 2, 2017, was taken by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky with a 15-second exposure, during which the International Space Station flew 120 km at a speed of 28,000 km/h.
Smeared city lights of Earth at night seen from space look like a meteor shower. This photo published by Roscosmos on August 2, 2017, was taken by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky with a 15-second exposure, during which the International Space Station flew 120 km at a speed of 28,000 km/h.
© AP Photo / Andrew Milligan/PAHighland Dancer Elayne Seaton from the Tattoo Dance Company performs on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade after the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo program was revealed by Brigadier David Allfrey, chief executive and producer of the Tattoo, in Scotland's Edinburgh on July 31, 2017.
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Highland Dancer Elayne Seaton from the Tattoo Dance Company performs on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade after the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo program was revealed by Brigadier David Allfrey, chief executive and producer of the Tattoo, in Scotland's Edinburgh on July 31, 2017.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankRussian Army team members take part in the Tank Biathlon individual race during the 2017 International Army Games at the Alabino training center in Moscow Region on August 1.
Russian Army team members take part in the Tank Biathlon individual race during the 2017 International Army Games at the Alabino training center in Moscow Region on August 1.
© REUTERS / Jose Cabezas A participant seen in front of a mock-up tank on fire as university students and relatives of victims march to commemorate the killing of students during a protest in 1975 by Salvadoran military forces, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 30, 2017.
A participant seen in front of a mock-up tank on fire as university students and relatives of victims march to commemorate the killing of students during a protest in 1975 by Salvadoran military forces, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 30, 2017.
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankCheerleaders at the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League third stage match between the men's national teams of Russia and Belarus in Moscow on July 29.
Cheerleaders at the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League third stage match between the men's national teams of Russia and Belarus in Moscow on July 29.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina / Go to the mediabankSpectators in Sochi's Olympic Park watch the World Fireworks Championship qualifying stage on July 29, 2017.
Spectators in Sochi's Olympic Park watch the World Fireworks Championship qualifying stage on July 29, 2017.