17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: Eye-burning cars stand in front of a badly damaged apartment block in the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town of once almost 14,000 inhabitants just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive making slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: Ukrainian soldiers gesture atop their Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) in the frontline town of Orihiv, reporting heavy fighting from their American infantry fighting vehicle. In the town of once nearly 14,000 inhabitants just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: 60-year-old Dina is walking a dog to her house in the frontline town of Orichiw (Orikhiv). She is one of the few who still lives in the town, which used to have almost 14,000 inhabitants and is located only a few kilometers from the current front. After heavy fighting and permanent artillery fire, most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable, however, in the course of the current counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: A heavily damaged apartment block in the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town of once almost 14,000 inhabitants just a few kilometers from the current frontline, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: A soldier of the Ukrainian army drives past an almost completely destroyed apartment block in the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town, which once had almost 14,000 inhabitants and is located only a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive making slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: A soldier of the Ukrainian army drives past almost completely destroyed houses in the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town, which once had almost 14,000 inhabitants, only a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: The driver of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) gestures in the frontline town of Orichiw. From their American armored personnel carrier, the crew reports heavy fighting. Almost no one now lives in the town, which once had a population of nearly 14,000 just a few kilometers from the current front lines; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: A young woman poses in front of a sign near the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town, which once had almost 14,000 inhabitants, just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: Ukrainian soldiers maneuver a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) in the frontline town of Orihiv, reporting heavy fighting from their American infantry fighting vehicle. In the town of once nearly 14,000 inhabitants just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

17 September 2023, Ukraine, Saporischschja: 39-year-old Yevgeny smokes a cigarette next to a mannequin wearing a T-shirt depicting former Russian politician Vladimir Lenin at a volunteer base in Zaporizhzhya. The Ukrainian soldier was injured by a mortar shell in combat and is currently off duty. Ukrainian troops have been fighting the invasion of Russian forces in their summer offensive for months. (to dpa "Village in hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive making slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

dpatop - 17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: Ukrainian soldiers gesture atop their Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) in the frontline town of Orihiv, reporting heavy fighting from their American infantry fighting vehicle. In the town of once almost 14,000 inhabitants just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa

dpatop - 17 September 2023, Ukraine, Orichiw: A young woman poses in front of a sign near the frontline town of Orichiw. In the town, which once had almost 14,000 inhabitants, just a few kilometers from the current front line, almost no one lives today; most of the houses are either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. Since the beginning of the war, Orikhiv has been under constant fire from the Russian army, but in the course of the current counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces were able to regain control of the town. (to dpa "Village in a hail of shells - Ukrainian offensive makes slow progress") Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa