With events in Avdiyivka currently making the headlines, now is perhaps a good time to re-up this photo essay by RFE/RL's Amos Chapple from last year:
The Frontline Artist
On October 13, Australian artist Guido van Helten completed a large-scale mural in Avdiyivka, an eastern Ukrainian town where fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops still takes place 2 1/2 years after the start of a conflict that has killed more than 9,600 people. RFE/RL's Amos Chapple was granted exclusive access to an art project that was greeted with confusion by some locals -- and delight by others.
Read the entire photo story here.
Ukrainian forces battled Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, as a significant upsurge in fighting continued for a fifth day. (Current Time TV)
From the spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: