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Ukraine war: Images show devastated towns near front line

Alys Davies
BBC News
AFP A destroyed Russian tank near a church in the city of Sviatohirsk, DonetskAFP
A destroyed Russian tank lies near a church in the city of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk

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.

Getty Images Disused trains pictured in a rail yard in Lyman, UkraineGetty Images
Ruined trains sit in a railyard in Lyman, Donetsk
Getty Images Damaged buildings and disused trains pictured in a rail yard in Lyman, UkraineGetty Images
Another view of the same railyard shows the extent of the damage
Getty Images A woman looks at the buildings she used to live in until they were destroyed by a Russian rocket attack in Kramatorsk, UkraineGetty Images
A woman called Maria looks at the damage done to the building she once lived in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
AFP The turret of a destroyed Russian tank pokes out from a swamp in Shandryholove village, DonetskAFP
The turret of a destroyed Russian tank pokes out from a swamp in the village of Shandryholove, Donetsk
Getty Images A man picks up personal belongings from the apartment he used to live in in Kramatorsk, DonetskGetty Images
A man picks up personal belongings from the apartment he used to live in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
AFP The outside of the damaged church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Tsupivka village, KharkivAFP
The ruined church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in the village of Tsupivka, Kharkiv
AFP The heavily damaged interior of the church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in the village of Tsupivka, KharkivAFP
The same church's heavily damaged interior
AFP Residents walk past destroyed buildings in the town of Sviatohirsk, DonetskAFP
Residents walk past destroyed buildings in the town of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk

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