War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Luhansk Oblast

Russian rescuers in the occupied Ukrainian city of Lysychansk work at a bakery, which separatist authorities claim was hit in a Russian drone attack on February 3.

A destroyed facility on a poultry farm following recent shelling in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the village of Karpaty (Alchevsk Raion) in the Luhansk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, May 31, 2023.

A resident stands next to a car in front of a residential building heavily damaged in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the settlement of Toshkivka, in Sievierodonetsk Raion in Luhansk Oblast, Russian-controlled Ukraine, 26 Mar 2023.

A Ukrainian serviceman walks along a street in a village near the frontline town of Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, March 8, 2023.

A Ukrainian serviceman walks along a street in a village near the frontline town of Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, March 8, 2023.

Head of a settlement council Svetlana Magur, 59, walks past a destroyed building while visiting local residents in Zolote, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 6, 2023.

Local residents stand next to the debris of a destroyed building in Lysychansk, a city controlled by pro-Russian troops in Luhansk Region, Ukraine, September 21, 2022.

A man removes debris of a building destroyed by recent shelling in the city of Kadiivka (Stakhanov), Luhansk Region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022.

Residents walk past the ruins of the Lysychansk State Mining and Industrial College. Russia subjected the eastern Ukrainian city to prolonged artillery bombardments as it strangled its defenders' supply lines, forcing them to retreat.

In this photo provided by the Luhansk region military administration, damaged residential buildings are seen in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, early Sunday, July 3, 2022. Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday. A presidential adviser said its fate would be decided within the next two days.

After enduring months of devastating artillery fire, residents are now able to leave the safety of their basements and walk freely around the remains of Syevyerodonetsk.

Destroyed buildings this month in Lysychansk.

Smoke from a fire caused by an artillery strike targeting a Ukrainian checkpoint in Lysychansk, Ukraine, on Sunday June 19.

A resident carries water past destroyed buildings in Lysychansk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on June 15, 2022.

An aerial view shows destroyed houses after a Russian strike in the town of Pryvillya in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 14.

Shells are seen around a tank at a position of Ukrainian service members in the Donetsk region on June 11. The U.S. has provided Ukraine with small arms and other military items.

A Ukrainian soldier stands in a position during heavy fighting on the front line in Severodonetsk, the Luhansk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows destroyed buildings in Rubizhne, Ukraine near Severodonetsk, on Monday, June 6, 2022.

Smoke rises in the city of Severodonetsk, Ukraine during heavy fighting on May 30.

A Russian tank drives past destroyed residential buildings in Popasna, in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. Russian forces are attempting to encircle Ukrainian positions between Popasna and Syevyerodonetsk, according to reports from the area.

Smoke and dirt rise from the city of Severodonetsk, during shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on May 26, 2022.

An injured man receives first aid after being hit by Russian shelling at the center of distribution of humanitarian aid in Severodonetsk, the largest city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province.

An unexploded ordnance is stuck outside a kindergarten where seven people have been sheltering in the basement for more than two months, in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine.

A special task force policemen deliver bags of breads donated to the people who are living inside a basement used as a bomb shelter, during Russian attacks in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022.

People gather to fill cans with water from a firefighters truck in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022.

Smoke rises at a warehouse after shelling in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 3, 2022, as fighting is raging across Ukraine's east amid a U.S. warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex eastern regions.

Severodonetsk after shelling. The city is located northwest of Luhansk and is controlled by Ukrainian troops.

A residential building damaged by shelling in Lysychans'k.