As we embark on a new year, these photos will serve as a reminder of the moments that defined 2022. Pictured here are some of TIME's top photos of the year. A Ukrainian soldier helps Julia Pavliuk and her daughter Emma evacuate the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, Ukraine, which Russian forces have tried to seize as part of their push to encircle the capital on March 5. Local children and their parents react to a makeshift memorial in downtown Uvalde, nearby Robb Elementary School, on May 26. Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, on May 13. Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American reporter who covered the Mideast conflict for more than 25 years, was shot dead during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin. One of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope showing galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, falls on the ground after being shot in Nara, western Japan, on July 8. Tap the link in our bio to see more photos that capture the year. Photographs by @maximdondyuk; @davidbutow—@reduxpictures; Maya Levin (@mayalevinphotography)—@apnews; NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO; @kyodonews/AP