Ukraine's Bakhmut comes under heavy shelling A destroyed bridge on the road from Kostiantynivka to town of Bakhmut by Russian forces is seen as the strikes continue on the Donbass frontline, during Russia and Ukraine war in Bakhmut, Ukraine on February 10, 2023. Marek M. Berezowski ...
Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine —The city of Bakhmut was home to around 70,000 people before it found itself on the front line of Russian President VladimirPutin's unprovoked war to seize Ukrainian territory. Almost 12 months of war have left Bakhmut barely recognizable. Once renowned for spar...
"So I suspect that's why Bakhmut has become this sort of iconic moment in the war when from a military perspective it's very hard to understand how it how it got there." Now after nine months of gruelling, costly battle for the city, Wagner forces have been filmed rais...
Britain's Ministry of Defense reported. Ukraine has for months refused to give up on its defense of Bakhmut, despite both sides suffering heavy casualties and the city being entirely destroyed. Kyiv says that conceding Bakhmut would give Russia a major access route to much...
A Ukrainian serviceman from Code 9.2 unit known by call sign Mamay carries a drone at the frontline, few kilometres from Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko) Read More 3 of 3| Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a...
Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his regular troops and the Wagner group.
For an unremarkable salt-mining city in eastern Ukraine, Bakhmut has taken on more of a significance than its original 71,000 inhabitants could ever have imagined. In this year-long war the city has become a symbol for both warring parties: for the Russians a signal to its flagging...
At a location nearby, deep in the woods, CBS News met members of a tank unit who had also experienced the horrors of the battle for Bakhmut first-hand. Vladyslav said his unit had fought on almost every front line of the war, and he didn't hesitate to call Bakhmut the "...
Ukrainians take shelter from shelling in a basement in Bakhmut, Ukraine on December 15, 2022. Diego Herrera Carcedo | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A Ukrainian man prepares wood for winter as civilians take shelter from shelling in a basement in Bakhmut, Ukraine on December 15, 2022. ...
A view of destruction in the town of Chasiv Yar as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in the direction of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 27, 2024. Jose Colon | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukrainian forces acknowledged fighting with Russian military but...