War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Lysychans'k

3 February 2024
Local residents stand next to the debris of a destroyed building in Lysychansk
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.
— Photo by Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief via AFP


21 September 2022
Local residents stand next to the debris of a destroyed building in Lysychansk
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.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


5 July 2022
Residents walk past the ruins of the Lysychansk State Mining and Industrial College
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.
— Photo by Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters


3 July 2022
damaged residential buildings are seen in Lysychansk
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.
— Photo by Luhansk region military administration via AP


21 June 2022
Destroyed buildings this month in Lysychansk.
Destroyed buildings this month in Lysychansk.
— Photo by Tyler Hicks / The New York Times


19 June 2022
Smoke from a fire caused by an artillery strike targeting a Ukrainian checkpoint in Lysychansk
Smoke from a fire caused by an artillery strike targeting a Ukrainian checkpoint in Lysychansk, Ukraine, on Sunday June 19.
— Photo by Tyler Hicks / The New York Times


15 June 2022
A resident carries water past destroyed buildings in Lysychansk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on June 15, 2022.
A resident carries water past destroyed buildings in Lysychansk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on June 15, 2022.
— Photo by The New York Times


14 June 2022
An aerial view shows destroyed houses after a Russian strike in the town of Pryvillya
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.
— Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP


15 May 2022
An unexploded ordnance is stuck outside a kindergarten where seven people have been sheltering in the basement for more than two months, in Lysychansk
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.
— Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images


13 May 2022
People gather to fill cans with water from a firefighters truck in Lysychansk
People gather to fill cans with water from a firefighters truck in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022.
— Photo by Leo Correa / AP Photo


30 March 2022
A residential building damaged by shelling in Lysychans'k
A residential building damaged by shelling in Lysychans'k.
— Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Reuters / Scanpix