Photojournalist Alpeyrie returned to Donetsk , Donetsk , two weeks ago . The center of Donetsk , in peacetime much like any other modern city , is less damaged , though suffering from water shortages and largely shut down , he says , abandoned by an estimated half of Donetsk 's population of around one million . the Ukrainian Army is held by Ukrainian rebels but Donetsk has gradually encircled it . Alpeyrie 's photographs show the life of the residents surviving under siege . The images show them sheltering in cellars or clearing rubble from their homes .
Photojournalist Alpeyrie returned to Donetsk , Donetsk , two weeks ago . the Ukrainian Army is held by Ukrainian rebels but Donetsk has gradually encircled it . Alpeyrie 's photographs show the life of the residents surviving under siege . The images show them sheltering in cellars or clearing rubble from their homes .