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Ukraine war: Images show devastated towns near front line

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A destroyed Russian tank near a church in the city of Sviatohirsk, DonetskImage source, AFP
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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.

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Ruined trains sit in a railyard in Lyman, Donetsk
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Another view of the same railyard shows the extent of the damage
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A woman called Maria looks at the damage done to the building she once lived in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
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The turret of a destroyed Russian tank pokes out from a swamp in the village of Shandryholove, Donetsk
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A man picks up personal belongings from the apartment he used to live in in Kramatorsk, Donetsk
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The ruined church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in the village of Tsupivka, Kharkiv
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The same church's heavily damaged interior
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Residents walk past destroyed buildings in the town of Sviatohirsk, Donetsk

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