War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


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


Chasiv Yar

16 May 2023
An abandoned apartment building damaged in the Russian shelling is seen in Chasiv Yar
An abandoned apartment building damaged in the Russian shelling is seen in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday May 16, 2023.
— Photo by Libkos / AP Photo


Sloviansk

11 May 2023
Rescuers work at a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in Sloviansk
A man walks past the remains of a house hit by a Russian military strike in Slovyansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 11.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters


Maryinka

11 May 2023
The ruins of Maryinka with towering slag heaps from local coal mines in the background
The ruins of Maryinka with towering slag heaps from local coal mines in the background
— Photo by LIBKOS / AP Photo


Bakhmut

7 May 2023
Smoke rises from buildings in this aerial view of Bakhmut
Smoke erupts following a shell explosion, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on May 7, 2023.
— Photo by Adam Tactic Group / Handout via Reuters


Avdiivka

5 May 2023
A mock-up depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hanged on an road sign in the town of Avdiivka
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


Kramatorsk

5 May 2023
A rescuer works at a site of a building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk
A rescuer works at a site of a building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 5, 2023.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters


Siversk

3 May 2023
Valentyna Zaruba  carries bread on a bike to distribute it to her neighbours in Siversk
Valentyna Zaruba, 73, passes by a destroyed house as she carries bread on a bike to distribute it to her neighbours in Siversk, Donetsk region on May 3, 2023.
— Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP