War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


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


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