Donbass region

DPR. Donetsk. Door-to-door voting in the courtyard of a residential building during the referendum on the DPR's accession to Russia. The referendum on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation is taking place from September 23 to 27. Egor Aleev/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Preparation for the referendum on accession to the Russian Federation at a polling station. On September 19, the Public Chambers of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics appealed to the heads of the republics Pushilin and Pasechnik with an initiative to immediately hold referendums on joining Russia. The next day, the authorities of the DPR and LPR announced that the referendum would take place from September 23 to 27. Nikolai Trishin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Chairman of the DPR Central Election Commission Vladimir Vysotsky demonstrating ballots for the referendum on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation. Egor Aleev/TASS

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