War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk

A man attempts to douse a fire with water after a strike on the Russian-held village of Lidiyevka in the Donetsk region on August 31.

Local resident Viktoria Aksenova, 61, assesses the damage and removes debris inside her apartment hit by shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 23, 2023.

Lyubov Tolchina, 63, reacts next to the damaged house of her son Vitaly, 40, who was killed the day before by shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 13, 2023.

A woman searches for her belongings in the ruins of a house destroyed by recent shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 9, 2023.

Firefighters walk along a burned-out corridor of the University of Economics and Trade, which was reportedly hit by shelling, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 6, 2023.

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the university building following an attack in Donetsk, Ukraine, August 5, 2023.

Retired employee Tatyana, who didn't give her family name, stands on a staircase of a multi-story building next to her apartment destroyed in recent shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, July 25, 2023.

Firefighters work to extinguish fire at a warehouse destroyed in shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, July 24, 2023.

An aerial view of damaged private houses and shell and rocket craters in the suburbs of Donetsk, Ukraine, on May 26, 2023.

Local resident Marina Sandei, 58, reacts inside her house destroyed by shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 29, 2023.