5 May 2023
![A mock-up depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hanged on an road sign in the town of Avdiivka](/assets/images/avdiivka/5739675996945839.jpg)
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.
— Photo by Stringer / Reuters
![A Ukrainian serviceman walks past a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in the town of Avdiivka](/assets/images/avdiivka/9734482729446576.jpg)
A Ukrainian serviceman walks past a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in the town of Avdiivka near a frontline in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 5, 2023.
— Photo by Stringer / Reuters