donetsk ukraine ruin house shell craters desert streets typical scene oktyabrsky district donetsk large city ukraine pro-russian rebel region bear name self-styled donetsk next-door luhansk people republics break away central rule 2014 months violent street protest kiev topple ukraine moscow-leaning president propel pro-western nationalists power calm suburb donetsk many people stand aloof politics fierce clash break ukrainian government troop pro-russian separatists control nearby donetsk airport glisten air hub steel glass specially build uefa euro 2012 donetsk venue local airport level grind many build oktyabrsky share fate reuters photo essay reut.rs/2jonmoo capture image hardship despair dwellers district frontline many battle restore water electricity supply local home households enjoy even gas supply heat give slight relief lucky locals winter cold start bite try keep away politics care family say marina age 30. woman husband three children one seriously ill lose house 2014 artillery shell hit money leave street absolutely nothing everything burn nothing leave ... even spoon fork go say family change several apartments move one friend another decide would restore house use bricks remain intact build new wall fast run cash buy construction materials fragile ceasefire agree 2015 often shatter outbursts gunfire explosions shell 8,000 private home 2,000 apartment house badly damage donetsk accord data provide administration home uninhabitable rebuild total 64 temporary shelter lose home war organize various part donetsk city around one million residents sometimes student hostels accommodate homeless include alexandra nikolayevna 68 survive several grandchildren university hostel no.4 mainly due handouts humanitarian aid fourth year ordeal fail shatter political view must russia hope russian president vladimir putin take us wing repeat anyway everyone say russian land feel relative normalcy prevail part donetsk dissipate realise city center slightly 10 km 6.3 miles frontline war felt volatile rat several currencies circulate city low wag poor quality local food felt families lose love ones war claim total 10,000 live far war-scarred neighborhoods ukraine 's rebel-held donetsk