War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast

Located astride two major crossroads, Bakhmut, which had a prewar population of 70,000, has been almost completely destroyed during intense fighting. 27 Mar 2023.

A man looks on in the aftermath of deadly shelling of an army office building in Sloviansk, Ukraine, March 27, 2023.

Residents fill up bottles with fresh drinking water brought into Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, as they try to survive in a war zone with shortages of food and few if any basic services on 24 Mar 2023.

Emergency services arrive in the aftermath of strikes on Kostyantynivka on March 23, 2023.

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.