Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie returned to Donetsk , Ukraine , two weeks ago . Others depict those left behind sheltering in Soviet or WWII-era cellars and boarded-up buildings as their homes are engulfed by the conflict . Donetsk is held by pro-Russian rebels but the Ukrainian Army has gradually encircled it . The city was under siege for a month and residents have been forced out of their homes in order to protect them from snipers who are firing on civilians with automatic weapons. The images show them sheltering in cellars or clearing rubble from their homes .
Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie returned to Donetsk , Ukraine , two weeks ago . Donetsk is held by pro-Russian rebels but the Ukrainian Army has gradually encircled it . The city was under siege for a month and residents have been forced out of their homes in order to protect them from snipers who are firing on civilians with automatic weapons. The images show them sheltering in cellars or clearing rubble from their homes .