Ukrainian servicemen move past a burning car hit by a kamikaze drone outside the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.
— Photo by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty / Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters
A local resident walks in front of damaged residential buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine October 17, 2023.
A damaged residential building stands on a shelled street in Avdiivka settlement near a frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, 28 August 2023, amid Russia's ongoing invasion.
Viktor Grozdov, 77, sits in the bathroom of his damaged home on June 28 in the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka. The bathroom has become his refuge when the artillery shells rain down.
A mock-up depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hanged on an road sign which reads "Avdiivka is Ukraine" in the town of Avdiivka near a frontline in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 5, 2023.
A member of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team walks amongst the debris of a multi-storey residential building in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, April 11, 2023.
A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country. But while many have heeded the call, others - including families with children – have steadfastly refused.