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A man smoking at the entrance of a bomb shelter. Hundreds of people have been living in the bomb shelter at the Trudovskaya Mine in Donetsk for months. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine —Donetsk People’s Republic.
A disabled woman waits inside a bomb shelter in Pervomaysk. Her house was destroyed in July by Ukrainian artillery. Pervomaysk, Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People`s Republic.
A child plays with a guinea pig in a Donetsk bomb shelter. Bomb shelter. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A child plays in the Trudovskaya Mine bomb shelter. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A woman carries a bucket outside a bomb shelter in Pervomaysk, where she moved when the shelling began in July 2014. Pervomaysk, Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People`s Republic.
A woman sneaks through the door of a store. Doors and windows are covered with sheet metal to protect them from shelling. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A sticker found on the door of a destroyed building in Donetsk that was presumably placed there by a pro-Ukrainian Azov Battalion supporter. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A retired miner smokes near a destroyed building in the Kievsky District of Donetsk. The Ukrainian Government has not paid his pension since last summer. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A Donetsk resident walks through what remains of his house, which was destroyed by artillery fire from the Ukrainian Army. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Kievsky District residents talk. This district suffered the most due to its proximity to the airport. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A Donetsk People’s Republic soldier enjoys a smoke near an entrance to Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
An Uragan missile launched by the Ukrainian Army fell near Spartak village, which has suffered the most damage in the Donetsk Region. Spartak. Donetsk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Patients at Mental Health Clinic No. 2 in Donetsk. When the conflict erupted, the Ukrainian government cut off funding to hospitals in Eastern Ukraine, leading to a shortage of medicines and medical staff. Mental Health Clinic No. 2 in Donetsk, Donetsk Region, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Fixing a roof damaged by artillery fire from the Ukrainian Army. Donetsk. Kievsky District. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A Cossack walks in a trench near Pervomaysk. Pervomaysk. Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People’s Republic.
Ukrainian POWs at Donetsk International Airport before the start a search for the bodies of other Ukrainian soldiers killed at the airport. Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A Sparta Battalion soldier smoking at Donetsk International Airport. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A miner from the Chelyuskintsev Mine in Donetsk. Coal mining is vital to the Donbas economy. A number of mines have been destroyed since the conflict began in April 2014. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Miners at the Trudovkaya Mine clear away rubble after shelling. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
A Donetsk People’s Republic soldier tries to stay warm by a dead fire. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.