Donetsk People's Republic

DPR. Donetsk. Remains of a deceased person near the Donbass Palace hotel after shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian army units opened fire on central Donetsk, where a farewell ceremony for the commander of the People's Militia of the DPR artillery rocket division Olga Kachura was taking place at the Opera and Ballet Theater; the Donbass Palace hotel also came under fire. As a result of the shelling, 5 people were killed. Denis Grigoruk/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. A man mourning his wife killed during shelling. As a result of the shelling in the Kalininsky district of the city, the number of victims rose to 3: a woman was killed, a man and a woman were wounded, residential buildings were damaged. In response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics for assistance, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. Valentin Sprinchak/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. A woman on one of the city's streets. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated in February 2022. In response to the appeal of the heads of the DPR and LPR for assistance, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Ritual service employees taking away the bodies of those killed during shelling in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics (DPR and LPR) for assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Consequences of shelling in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics (DPR and LPR) for assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Firefighter eliminating the aftermath of a fire at the site of shelling in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics (DPR and LPR) for assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. A woman in an apartment of a residential building on Mironova Street damaged by shelling. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the heads of the DPR and LPR for military assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. A woman near a residential building on Mironova Street damaged by shelling. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the heads of the DPR and LPR for military assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. A serviceman near fragments of a Tochka-U missile at an oil depot on Neftyanaya Street in the Kirovsky district that came under shelling. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the heads of the DPR and LPR for military assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Local residents queuing for drinking water on Kiriva Street. The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17. The DPR and LPR reported the most intense shelling from Ukraine in recent months. On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military special operation in response to the appeal of the heads of the DPR and LPR for military assistance. Alexander Ryumin/TASS

Ukraine. Donetsk. A convoy of trucks from Russia with humanitarian cargo for Donbass residents weighing over 92 tons, including coronavirus vaccine, medical equipment, and diagnostic immunobiological drugs. The previous humanitarian convoy from Russia arrived in the DPR on October 14. Humanitarian aid to Donbass has been delivered since August 2014. Nikolai Trishin/TASS

Ukraine. Donetsk. A rally participant at the OSCE headquarters in Donetsk demanding the release of Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) observer in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) Andrey Kosyak, captured by Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen. Nikolai Trishin/TASS

Ukraine. Donetsk. A local resident near his home damaged as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces. Valentin Sprinchak/TASS

Ukraine. Donetsk. City residents at the monument to the fallen residents of the Kuibyshevsky district on the seventh anniversary of the start of hostilities in the city. On May 26, 2014, the territory of S.F. Prokofiev Donetsk Airport was attacked by Ukrainian Armed Forces units, including from the air; the Kuibyshevsky district of the city also came under fire. As a result of the shelling, several dozen people were killed - militiamen and civilians. Valentin Sprinchak/TASS

Ukraine. Donetsk. A sign about mining near the ruins of a nine-story building in the Kirovsky district on Vzletnaya Street, from where militiamen defended. On May 26, 2014, the territory of S.F. Prokofiev Donetsk Airport was attacked by Ukrainian Armed Forces units, including from the air; the Kuibyshevsky district of the city also came under fire. As a result of the shelling, several dozen people were killed - militiamen and civilians. Valentin Sprinchak/TASS