War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


Pokrovsk

21 May 2025
A resident walks at a street near buildings damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Pokrovsk
A resident walks at a street near buildings damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 21, 2025.
— Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / Reuters


Marinka

15 May 2025
Drone view of the ruins of a church and buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka)
Drone view of the ruins of a church and buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka), destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, May 15, 2025.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Kostiantynivka

8 May 2025
A resident reacts in front of his apartment building while rescuers try to find his mother under debris in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka
A resident reacts in front of his apartment building, heavily damaged a day before by a Russian air strike, while rescuers try to find his mother under debris in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 8, 2025.
— Photo by Iryna Rybakova / Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters


Pokrovsk

23 April 2025
Residents walk next to an apartment building hit by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Pokrovsk
Residents walk next to an apartment building hit by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 23, 2025.
— Photo by Nina Liashonok / Reuters


Kostiantynivka

19 April 2025
A building hit by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka
A building hit by Russian military strikes in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 19, 2025.
— Photo by Iryna Rybakova / Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters


Kramatorsk

9 April 2025
Children play near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kramatorsk
Children play near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike the previous day in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 9, 2025.
— Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / Reuters


Marinka

8 April 2025
The ruins of apartment buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka
The ruins of apartment buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka, Donetsk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 8, 2025.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Marinka

1 April 2025
Ruins of a building in the abandoned town of Marinka
Ruins of a building in the abandoned town of Marinka, which was destroyed in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Donetsk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 1, 2025.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Pokrovsk

25 March 2025
The frontline city of Pokrovsk
The frontline city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 25, 2025.
— Photo by Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters


Dobropillia

8 March 2025
People stand at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in the town of Dobropillia
People stand at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in the town of Dobropillia, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 8, 2025.
— Photo by Nadia Karpova / Reuters