Actors walk the hallways of the Donetsk Opera during their
performance.
Actors perform at the Donetsk Opera, as fighting continues on the outskirts of the city.
Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed civilians on both sides, while an attempt to reopen peace talks has stalled. The past week has seen by far the worst fighting in Ukraine since the ceasefire was signed five months ago, exacerbating the refugee situation in the country. This comes as rebel forces announced an offensive that Kiev says amounts to a full repudiation of the truce.
Fighting in the towns of Uglegorsk and Debaltsevo left tens of Ukrainian soldiers and rebel soldiers dead, while civilians from the area fled to a suburb just thirty kilometers from the frontline in Svetlogorsk. Meanwhile in Donetsk, recently the scene of fierce clashes between Ukrainian forces and rebel units, some residents attend a show at the Donetsk Opera while others stay in the safety of makeshift bomb shelters.
So far, fighting in East Ukraine has left 921,640 internally displaced, including 136,216 children, according to a UN report from January 21. Over 600,000 have left the country, 400,000 of whom have fled to Russia.
Rebel soldiers prepare to take up their positions outside Uglegorsk.
Rebels receive orders from their commander at a check point in Uglegorsk.
A rebel soldier covers his face from the cold at the checkpoint in Uglegorsk, recently taken by rebels.
Locals walk the streets of Uglegorsk, recently taken by rebels in their push for territory in Ukraine's Donbass region.
Destroyed tanks and armored vehicles line the main road in Uglegorsk.
Elderly women walk by a destroyed house in Uglegorsk, a small city that was taken by rebels in their push to gain territory in Ukraine's Donbass region.
A local man talks with rebel technicians as they try to fix a destroyed Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in Uglegorsk.
A woman in Donetsk reviews the damage to her house after weeks of fighting rocked the city.
A woman walks to a bomb shelter in Donetsk.
People stay in a bomb shelter in Donetsk that was designed during the Cold War. Some local residents have lived in bomb shelters for more than a month, looking for cover from artillery strikes.
People stay in a bomb shelter in Donetsk that was designed during the Cold War. Some local residents have lived in bomb shelters for more than a month, looking for cover from artillery strikes.
People stay in a bomb shelter in Donetsk that was designed during the Cold War. Some local residents have lived in bomb shelters for more than a month, looking for cover from artillery strikes.
A man fixes windows in his apartment that were shattered by a nearby explosion.
Windows at a school for hairdressers in Donetsk are blocked with mattresses.
Refugees from Debaltsevo wait to depart in the bus that will take them to a shelter in Svetlogorsk.
Refugees from Debaltsevo arrive at the sanatorium in Svyatogorsk that has been made into a shelter, some 30km from the frontline in Svetlogorsk.
A man walks along the deserted road outside Debaltsevo, the scene of fierce fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels.
Ukrainian soldiers patrol the streets in Debaltsevo.
Locals from Debaltsevo wait to board a truck to leave town. They have been without power, water and gas for at least ten days.
People from Chernukhino, now situated on the frontline of the conflict, wait to be evacuated by bus.
People from Chernukhino, now situated on front lines of the ongoing conflict, wait for an evacuation shuttle.
Locals from Debaltsevo wait to board a truck to leave town. They have been without power, water and gas for at least ten days.