War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Pokrovsk

8 August 2023
Rescuers work with heavy machinery at the site of a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Pokrovsk
Rescuers work with heavy machinery at the site of a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, August 8, 2023.
— Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters


7 August 2023
Rescuers work at the site where a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Pokrovsk
Rescuers work at the site where a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, August 7, 2023.
— Photo by Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Handout via Reuters


23 June 2023
After a rocket hit a residential area in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, a local man collects documents in his house
After a rocket hit a residential area in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, a local man collects documents in his house at Jun 23, 2023. Russian missiles have left homes in ruins.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


23 May 2023
A man boards a train to Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine in Pokrovsk
A man boards a train to Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 23, 2023.
— Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters


11 May 2023
The ruins of Maryinka with towering slag heaps from local coal mines in the background
The ruins of Maryinka with towering slag heaps from local coal mines in the background
— Photo by LIBKOS / AP Photo


24 February 2023
A tank fires its gun during fighting in what remains of Maryinka
A tank (center right) fires its gun during fighting in what remains of Maryinka on February 24.
— Photo by AP


19 February 2023
lab medic stands inside a hospital which was damaged by Russian shelling in Krasnohorivka
Valentyna Mozgova, 55, lab medic stands inside a hospital which was damaged by Russian shelling in Krasnohorivka, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


15 February 2023
Rescue workers clear the rubble of the residential building which was destroyed by a Russian rocket in Pokrovsk
Rescue workers clear the rubble of the residential building which was destroyed by a Russian rocket in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. According to local authorities, at least 2 people were killed and 12 injured.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


8 December 2022
A woman stands near debris of her house following Wednesday's Russian shelling, in Kurakhove
A woman stands near debris of her house following Wednesday's Russian shelling, in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
— Photo by Andriy Andriyenko / AP Photo


4 November 2022
A damaged Soviet-era Ukrainian car Zaporozhets is seen next to a destroyed apartment building after Russian shelling in Pokrovsk
A damaged Soviet-era Ukrainian car "Zaporozhets" is seen next to a destroyed apartment building after Russian shelling in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
— Photo by Andriy Andriyenko / AP Photo


11 September 2022
Oleksander Zaitsev stands in front of the house where his friend was found dead after a Russian attack in Pokrovsk region
Oleksander Zaitsev, 67, stands in front of the house where his friend was found dead after a Russian attack in Pokrovsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.
— Photo by Leo Correa / AP Photo


10 September 2022
Flames rise from a fire following a Russian attack in Pokrovsk
Flames rise from a fire following a Russian attack in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.
— Photo by Leo Correa / AP Photo


21 July 2022
Grain fields burn, on the outskirts of Kurakhove
Grain fields burn, on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Pokrovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022.
— Photo by Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo


16 July 2022
Damaged houses in the aftermath of a Russian rocket attack, on the outskirts of Pokrovsk
Damaged houses in the aftermath of a Russian rocket attack, on the outskirts of Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 16, 2022.
— Photo by Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo


15 June 2022
Police members inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk
Police members inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
— Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo


14 June 2022
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire caused by a Russian missile strike in the settlement of Dobropillya
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire caused by a Russian missile strike in the settlement of Dobropillya. The Internal Affairs Ministry reported that 11 settlements in the Donetsk region were targeted on June 14, resulting in the destruction or damage of 60 buildings.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters


25 May 2022
Workers remove pieces of a rocket from a crater after a Russian strike in Pokrovsk
Workers remove pieces of a rocket from a crater after a Russian strike in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Two rockets struck the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region early Wednesday morning, causing at least four injuries.
— Photo by Francisco Seco / AP Photo