Heavy fighting levels buildings in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia has been expected, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more time is needed to prepare.
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IRYNA RYBAKOVA VIA AP
Ukrainian soldiers prepare self-propelled howitzer shells in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.IRYNA RYBAKOVA VIA AP
Ukrainian soldiers prepare self-propelled howitzer shells in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.IRYNA RYBAKOVA VIA AP
Ukrainian soldiers look out a self-propelled howitzer in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.IRYNA RYBAKOVA VIA AP
Ukrainian soldiers prepare self-propelled howitzer shells in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residential buildings razed to the ground, coal waste heaps, and shell craters are seen on an aerial view of Maryinka, an eastern city where heaviest battles with the Russian troops have been taking place in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residential buildings razed to the ground and shell craters are seen on an aerial view of Maryinka, an eastern city where heaviest battles with the Russian troops have been taking place in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residential buildings razed to the ground and shell craters are seen on an aerial view of Maryinka, an eastern city where heaviest battles with the Russian troops have been taking place in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residential buildings razed to the ground and shell craters are seen on an aerial view of Maryinka, an eastern city where heaviest battles with the Russian troops have been taking place in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residential buildings razed to the ground and shell craters are seen on an aerial view of Maryinka, an eastern city where heaviest battles with the Russian troops have been taking place in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Local residents stand next to a private house that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Malokaterinivka, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A private house that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Malokaterinivka, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 11.