War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast

A woman stands next to a shell crater in the ruins of the water supply station building destroyed by recent shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 22, 2023.

Residents line up to receive food and fill up bottles with fresh drinking water brought in to a neighbourhood near the frontline after critical civil infrastructure was hit in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, March 21, 2023.

A residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in the frontline city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 20, 2023.

The dome of an Orthodox Church lies next to its building, destroyed as a result of shelling in the village of Bohorodychne in Kramatorsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast, March 18, 2023.

A man rides his bicycle in front of a destroyed apartment building in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, on March 18, 2023.

A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country. But while many have heeded the call, others - including families with children – have steadfastly refused.

A Ukrainian volunteer tries to convince a resident to evacuate near the frontline in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, March 16, 2023.

Local residents walk past a destroyed apartment block in Mariupol, in Ukraine on March 16, 2023.

A car damaged by debris in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 15, 2023, in a screen grab obtained from a video.

A view of the town of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.