The Wasteland: Shocking New Images From Russian-Occupied Maryinka
New photos from inside the ruins of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region show the city reduced to an uninhabitable wilderness.
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A road that was once Maryinka’s Druzhby Avenue, photographed on December 4. The asphalt seal of the thoroughfare has been stripped from its soil base by shelling.
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The same view of Druzhby Avenue photographed before its capture by Russian forces. Maryinka lay around 22 kilometers west of Donetsk and was once home to 10,000 people.
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The ruins of Maryinka’s Temple of the Kazan Icon Mother Of God, seen on December 4.
Since early 2014, Maryinka was on or near the front lines of what was then a conflict between Russia-backed fighters and Ukrainian forces.
Since early 2014, Maryinka was on or near the front lines of what was then a conflict between Russia-backed fighters and Ukrainian forces.
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The same Maryinka Church, photographed in August 2014.
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, mass evacuations began and by March 2023 the city was completely uninhabited.
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, mass evacuations began and by March 2023 the city was completely uninhabited.
