War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


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


Donetsk

29 April 2023
Local resident reacts inside her house destroyed by shelling in Donetsk
Local resident Marina Sandei, 58, reacts inside her house destroyed by shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 29, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


the village of Malotaranivka

29 April 2023
Natalia Kulinchenko reacts next to a house of her relative destroyed by a Russian drone strike in the village of Malotaranivka
Natalia Kulinchenko, 51-year-old, reacts next to a house of her relative destroyed by a Russian drone strike in the village of Malotaranivka, Kramatorsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, April 29, 2023.
— Photo by Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters


Donetsk

28 April 2023
Local resident walks in a room of his house heavily damaged by recent shelling in Donetsk
Local resident Vladimir Kotenev, 66, walks in a room of his house heavily damaged by recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 28, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Donetsk

26 April 2023
Local resident clears the rubble from the ruins of her house destroyed by recent shelling in Donetsk
Local resident Natalia Usik, 62, clears the rubble from the ruins of her house destroyed by recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 26, 2023.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Bakhmut

26 April 2023
Smoke rises from buildings in this aerial view of Bakhmut
Smoke rises from buildings in this aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
— Photo by Libkos / AP Photo


Bakhmut

25 April 2023
A destroyed vehicle near a residential building damaged by shelling in the devastated frontline city of Bakhmut
A destroyed vehicle near a residential building damaged by shelling in the devastated frontline city of Bakhmut on April 25 2023.
— Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP


Bakhmut

21 April 2023
A general view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops
A general view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, April 21, 2023.
— Photo by Iryna Rybakova via AP