War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Donetsk Oblast

A local resident walks in front of damaged residential buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine October 17, 2023.

Local resident Grigory Samarin, 71, walks inside his house damaged by recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, October 15, 2023.

In The Ruins Of Ukraine's Besieged City Of Vuhledar. A damaged church in Vuhledar.

A view shows an administrative building damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine October 13, 2023.

A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to a destroyed military vehicle in the village of Velyka Novosilka in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, October 12, 2023.

Smoke rises from the area in the direction of Avdiivka, seen from Donetsk, Ukraine, October 11, 2023.

A Ukrainian policeman walks next to 84-year-old resident Mykola pushing his bicycle on a street in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region on Oct. 11, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Explosions are near-constant in the small town, whose buildings are filled with holes from shelling. It is a hub for troops heading to and from the front line, but locals still live here.

Apartment buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in the front line city of Vuhledar, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, October 10, 2023.

The aftermath of a Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast's settlements of Avdiivka and Illinivka on October 3, 2023.

A wounded Ukrainian soldier is treated by Ukrainian military medics in a stabilization point in an undisclosed location near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on September 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.