War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


village of Blahodatne

17 June 2023
A Ukrainian soldier inspects a destroyed library in the newly liberated village of Blahodatne
A Ukrainian soldier inspects a destroyed library in the newly liberated village of Blagodatne in Ukraine's Donetsk region on June 17, 2023.
— Photo by Serhiy Nuzhnenko / RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service


village of Storozheve

14 June 2023
A view shows the newly liberated village Storozheve
A view shows the newly liberated village Storozheve, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 14, 2023.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters


Kramatorsk

14 June 2023
A Ukrainian police officer carries a wounded victim of the deadly morning Russian rocket attack amid debris of the ruined private houses in Kramatorsk
A Ukrainian police officer carries a wounded victim of the deadly morning Russian rocket attack amid debris of the ruined private houses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
— Photo by Ukrainian Donetsk Regional Administration via AP


Kostiantynivka

14 June 2023
A Ukrainian police officer inspects the scene of the deadly morning Russian rocket attack in Kostyantynivka
A Ukrainian police officer inspects the scene of the deadly morning Russian rocket attack in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
— Photo by Ukrainian Donetsk Regional Administration via AP


village of Neskuchne

13 June 2023
The Ukrainian national flag above the rubble of a destroyed home in the newly liberated village of Neskuchne
The Ukrainian national flag is seen above the rubble of a destroyed home in the newly liberated village of Neskuchne in the Donetsk region on June 13. Journalists were permitted entry to the village to show that Kyiv's forces have made gains in their counteroffensive against Russian forces.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters


Makiivka

2 June 2023
Local resident stands inside the shop he rents, which was destroyed by recent shelling in Makiyivka
Local resident Aran stands inside the shop he rents, which was destroyed by recent shelling in Makiyivka, outside Donetsk, on June 2.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Toretsk

29 May 2023
A view shows a building damaged by an aerial bomb during a Russian air strike in the town of Toretsk
A view shows a building damaged by an aerial bomb during a Russian air strike in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region on 29 May 2023.
— Handout via Reuters


Donetsk

26 May 2023
An aerial view of damaged private houses and shell and rocket craters in the suburbs of Donetsk
An aerial view of damaged private houses and shell and rocket craters in the suburbs of Donetsk, Ukraine, on May 26, 2023.
— Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP


Pokrovsk

23 May 2023
A man boards a train to Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine in Pokrovsk
A man boards a train to Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 23, 2023.
— Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters


Bakhmut

21 May 2023
Destruction in the frontline town of Bakhmut
Destruction in the frontline town of Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 21, 2023.
— Photo by Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Machanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters