War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Druzhkivka

A Ukrainian serviceman drives a vehicle in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, September 15, 2026.

Servicemen of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces walk on a street in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, September 12, 2026.

A Ukrainian serviceman fires at a Russian drone as a resident watches nearby in the front-line city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 26, 2026.

A destroyed apartment building in the front-line city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 25, 2026.

An unmanned ground vehicle loaded with stuff moves past a burned van on a street in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, August 10, 2026.

Servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces repair anti-drone nets in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Ukraine, July 25, 2026.

Members of the “White Angels” police evacuation unit take part in the evacuation mission from the frontline town of Druzhkivka as residents walk on a street in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, July 3, 2026.

A resident watches from his balcony as another apartment burns after being hit by a Russian drone in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, June 22, 2026.

A resident pushes a bicycle along a street covered with anti-drone nets and razor wire nearby in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, June 21, 2026.

A resident rides a bicycle on a street covered with anti-drone nets in the frontline city of Druzhkivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 19, 2026.

Servicemen of the consolidated Brigade “Khyzhak” of the Ukrainian Patrol Police Department walk along a street near an anti-drone net as they take part in a mission to protect streets from Russian drones in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 28, 2026.

Residents walk at a site of a Russian air strike, in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine March 2, 2026.

A member of the White Angels police evacuation unit rides in an armored vehicle during an evacuation from the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, January 24, 2026.

Residents walk past burned cars hit by a Russian drone strike in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, August 2, 2025.

An ice arena destroyed from a missile strike in Druzhkivka, Ukraine, January 4, 2023.

A local resident walks an empty street near destroyed vehicles in the village of Torske, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, December 30, 2022.

A woman walks past buildings damaged by Russian shelling in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

The eastern Ukrainian city of Druzhkivka has almost no drinking water, and wherever the residents can find it, people line up with canisters to gather it. Many parts of the Donetsk region are without a regular supply of water. August 04, 2022

A resident walks into a crater caused by a missile strike in Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, June 5, 2022.