In photos: Amid heavy shelling, Ukrainians focus on getting through harsh winter

While many towns and villages in eastern Ukraine have seen the vast majority of their population flee the ongoing Russian invasion over the past year, many residents have been unable or unable to did not want to leave their home.

Those who stayed have already endured months of freezing winter temperatures made even harder by Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure that left many homes without running water, heat or electricity for weeks.