Ukraine war: Images show devastated towns near front line
As fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces continued in Ukraine’s east, photographers were able to access areas on the Ukrainian-controlled side of the front line on Wednesday.
The images capture the stark reality of people’s lives in a war zone.
Ruined trains sit in a railyard in Lyman, Donetsk
Another view of the same railyard shows the extent of the damage
A woman called Maria looks at the damage done to the building she once lived in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
The turret of a destroyed Russian tank pokes out from a swamp in the village of Shandryholove, Donetsk
A man picks up personal belongings from the apartment he used to live in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
The ruined church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in the village of Tsupivka, Kharkiv
The same church’s heavily damaged interior
Residents walk past destroyed buildings in the town of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk
