Photojournalist Captures Intensity Of Fighting In Eastern Ukraine

A mortar explodes next to a road leading to the city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region on May 23.

A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover during shelling.

A Ukrainian serviceman passes a damaged Ukrainian armored vehicle.

A gas mask sits atop a military vehicle at a checkpoint manned by Ukrainian servicemen.

A Ukrainian soldier at a checkpoint.

A Ukrainian serviceman rests before being sent forward to the front line near the city of Lysychansk.

Ukrainian servicemen prepare their equipment before moving toward the front line.

Time for a break during a lull in fighting.

A Ukrainian serviceman sits atop a Humvee produced in the United States as they race toward the front line. Washington has sent hundreds of Humvees to the Ukrainian armed forces.

A mortar explodes beside the road to Lysychansk.

Ukrainian soldiers wave as they head toward the front line near Lysychansk.