Bakhmut is currently the focus of the most intense fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BAKHMUT, Ukraine - Shellfire echoed on Saturday around the near-deserted streets of the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, current focus of the most intense fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite Moscow’s declaration ofSparkling clear skies and a dusting of snow belied the devastation of a city abandoned by most of its pre-war population of 70,000, where humanitarian volunteers now risk their lives to support those who stayed.
Moscow said on Saturday its forces in Ukraine would maintain a 36-hour ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin until midnight, despite Ukraine rejecting the offer. A drive around Bakhmut, which sits on the front line bisecting Ukraine’s Doentsk province, reveals the scars of months of bombardment, from smashed storefronts to mangled workshops and wrecked businesses.
Local residents help themselves to Christmas cakes and fruit at a humanitarian aid centre in Bakhmut, on Jan 6, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
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