Waiting For The Next Clash In Donbas
A soldier of the Ukrainian Army's 17th battalion readies a DShKM antiaircraft gun near the town of Dzerzhynsk.
An old sign for Dzerzhynsk is scarred by bullet holes.
Soldiers attach grenades to sticks during a training exercise on disarming booby traps.
Soldiers from the 17th Battalion take part in a grenade drill at a front-line position near Dzerzhynsk and Horlivka.
The shelter where soldiers sleep is also a weapons cache.
A commander from the 17th Battalion walks along a water pipe that was hit by a mortar a few weeks ago. Before the hole was fixed, men took showers under the ruptured pipe.
A mural of Moscow in winter decorates the side of a building in the center of Dzerzhynsk. A year ago, this was the scene of heavy fighting between government forces and Russian-backed separatists.
The burned-out interior of the Dzerzhynsk regional administration building
A large crater from heavy artillery that struck 10 days earlier near a checkpoint
The Mothers' Memorial in Dzerzhynsk is dedicated to the sons and husbands who died during World War II.
Almost every military post has a pet or two.
Soldiers from a civil-military cooperation unit (CIMIC) joke with soldiers of the 17th Battalion as they pick up donated uniforms.
The Dzerzhynsk sign has been painted with the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
A commander surveys a road that leads to separatist-held territory.