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Photos: War-scarred neighbourhoods in Ukraine’s Donetsk
Three years after the events of the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine, the ensuing annexation of Crimea by Russia and clashes between the state and pro-Russia forces, the scars of war are visible on the buildings and lives of those in Donetsk.
Updated on: Dec 15, 2017 1:18 PM IST
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A resident smokes outside his house, which was rubbled in fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels near Donetsk airport, Ukraine. Ruined houses, shell craters and deserted streets --this is a typical scene in the Oktyabrsky district of Donetsk, the largest city of Ukraine’s pro-Russia rebel region three years after the Crimean annexation and the stalemated War in Donbass. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A child walks past a damaged building in the Oktyabrsky district of Donetsk. The self-styled Donetsk and next-door Luhansk “people’s republics” broke away from central rule in 2014 after months of violent street protests in Kiev. Fierce clashes followed in the calm suburbs of Donetsk between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russia separatists for control over the nearby Donetsk airport. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A glistening air hub of steel and glass, specially built for the UEFA Euro 2012 of which Donetsk was a venue-- the local airport was levelled to the ground and many of the buildings in Oktyabrsky like this abandoned apartment block shared collateral damage. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A local resident rebuilds his destroyed house near the airport in Donetsk. As the cold starts to bite, slight relief is brought to few lucky households where water and electricity have been restored, with some even receiving gas and heating. Most damaged homes though stand uninhabitable and cannot be rebuilt. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A wall of a former military unit barracks stands pockmarked by shrapnel. The fragile ceasefire agreed in 2015 is often shattered by outbursts of gunfire and explosions of shells. More than 8,000 private homes and over 2,000 apartment houses were badly damaged in Donetsk, according to data provided by its administration. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A total of 64 temporary shelters for those who lost their homes in the war have been organised in various parts of Donetsk, a city of around one million. Sometimes, student hostels accommodate the homeless. They include Alexandra Nikolayevna, 68, who survives with her grandchildren at “University Hostel No.4,” mainly on hand-outs of humanitarian aid. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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A monument depicts an anti-aircraft Krug missile system outside a damaged, former military unit near the airport. The relative normalcy which prevails in most parts of Donetsk, dissipates knowing the city centre is slightly more than 10 kms from the frontline. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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Residents who lost their home, sit in a dorm room where they have lived for the past three years. The war is felt in the volatile rates of several currencies circulating in the city, in low wages and the poor quality of local food. (Alexander Ermochenko / REUTERS)
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