War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Avdiivka

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 Ukrainian serviceman stands next to residential buildings heavily damaged by permanent Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.

Local resident Oleksandr saws firewood next to his bombed-out apartment building in Avdiivka on 8 November.

Local resident Rita holds a cat while her neighbor Raisa saws firewood. With both sides unleashing punishing bombardments, residents must seek refuge in the basements of shattered buildings.

A person walks next to hollowed-out buildings, heavily damaged by Russian strikes on the frontline town of Avdiivka, on 8 November.

Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose unit fire a mortar toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.

Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose fire an SPG-9 anti-tank grenade launcher toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.

A Ukrainian serviceman walks next to a residential building heavily damaged by permanent Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.

A residential buildings heavily damaged by permanent Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 8, 2023.

A view shows residential buildings heavily damaged by permanent Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 8, 2023.