War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Avdiivka

Destroyed residential buildings in Avdiivka (Avdeyevka), a Russian controlled region of Ukraine, February 16, 2025.

Heavily-damaged multi-story residential buildings in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 25, 2024.

Destroyed buildings in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 16, 2024.

The Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, recently captured by Russian troops, in the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, February 20, 2024.

An aerial view of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, December 7, 2023.

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.

A Ukrainain soldier walks through the rubble of a destroyed building in the front line city of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine.

A view of Ukraine’s Avdiivka city as an airstrike on the Metinvest coke plant is seen in the background on Oct. 30, 2023.

A statue of a Soviet soldier against the background of a house of culture destroyed by rocket fire in Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine.

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.

Smoke rises from the area in the direction of Avdiivka, seen from Donetsk, Ukraine, October 11, 2023.

The aftermath of a Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast's settlements of Avdiivka and Illinivka on October 3, 2023.

A school in Avdiivka that was heavily damaged by a Russian military strike, August 29, 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.

Local residents say goodbye to their neighbor as she leaves her home in war-hit Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 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 man in Avdiyivka inspects a fresh crater after Russian shelling in the center of his hometown. March 30, 2023

Police officers walk near a sign in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 28, 2023, in a still image obtained from a social media video.

A residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in the frontline city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 20, 2023.

A man rides his bicycle in front of a destroyed apartment building in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, on March 18, 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.

A car damaged by debris in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 15, 2023, in a screen grab obtained from a video.

Russian forces have been attacking repeatedly around Avdiyivka, which had a prewar population of some 30,000.

A local resident passes by a school destroyed by Russian shelling in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 7, 2022.