War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast

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.

People attend the scene of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kramatorsk on March 14.

A resident of the village of Bohorodychne crosses the Siversky Donets River over a destroyed bridge to get bread from the other bank, in Bohorodychne village in Kramatorsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast on March 12.

A man speaks on the phone outside buildings damaged in recent shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 12, 2023.

An eldery woman stands behind a window in her damaged house after a shelling in the village of Chasiv Yar in the Bakhmut region, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 12, 2023.