War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast


the village of Pisky

11 February 2025
The Church of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women destroyed in Pisky
The Church of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women destroyed in Pisky (Peski), a Russian controlled region of Ukraine, February 11, 2025.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Toretsk

19 December 2024
Residential and administrative buildings damaged and destroyed by continued Russian military strikes in Toretsk
Residential and administrative buildings damaged and destroyed by continued Russian military strikes in Toretsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, December 19, 2024.
— Сonsolidated Brigade "Khyzhak" of the Ukrainian Patrol Police Department / Handout via Reuters


Avdiivka

25 November 2024
Heavily-damaged multi-story residential buildings in Avdiivka
Heavily-damaged multi-story residential buildings in Avdiivka, Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 25, 2024.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Donetsk

6 November 2024
A building of the Iverskiy nunnery at the outskirts of the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk
A building of the Iverskiy nunnery at the outskirts of the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, November 6, 2024.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


Pokrovsk

4 November 2024
A photographer walks past buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in Pokrovsk
A photographer walks past buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 4, 2024.
— Photo by Inna Varenytsia / Reuters


Toretsk

15 October 2024
A drone view shows a damaged building in the aftermath of a Russian strike in Toretsk
A drone view shows a damaged building in the aftermath of a Russian strike in Toretsk, Ukraine, October 15, 2024. in this still image obtained from a video.
— Photo by Patrol Police of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


Kostiantynivka

5 October 2024
Ukrainian service members inspect parts of a Russian aerial vehicle in a residential area of Kostintynivka
Ukrainian service members inspect parts of a Russian aerial vehicle which local authorities assume to be a newest heavy unmanned aerial vehicle S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) or a variation of a Sukhoi fighting jet in a residential area of Kostintynivka after it was shot down in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, October 5, 2024.
— Photo by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty / Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters


Pokrovsk

17 September 2024
A man walks past a building damaged by a Russian military strike in Pokrovsk
A man walks past a building damaged by a Russian military strike in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, September 17, 2024.
— Photo by Anton Shynkarenko / Reuters


Chasiv Yar

2 September 2024
A journalist walks near residential buildings heavily damaged during a Russian military attack, in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar
A journalist walks near residential buildings heavily damaged during a Russian military attack, in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, September 2, 2024.
— Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk / Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces / Handout via Reuters


Kramatorsk

25 August 2024
Ukrainian emergency personnel works among the rubble at the site where a hotel was hit by a missile in Kramatorsk
Ukrainian emergency personnel works among the rubble at the site where a hotel was hit by a missile in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, after local authorities said Russia launched several attacks in the Ukrainian region, August 25, 2024.
— Photo by Thomas Peter / Reuters