Civilians in the small town of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region continue to feel the onslaught of advancing Russian troops. Moscow is poised to capture the vital twin cities of Syevyerodonetsk and Lysychansk, where Ukrainian and Russian troops have been engaged in close-quarters combat. RFE/RL photographer Serhiy Nuzhnenko captured the scene shortly after the shelling on June 13.
Ukrainians In Bakhmut Endure Russian Shelling As War Draws Closer
- By RFE/RL and
- Serhiy Nuzhnenko
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A group of children walks past the remains of a missile strike.
Bakhmut is located 55 kilometers southwest of the twin cities of Lysychansk and Syevyerodonetsk, where fierce military clashes are taking place, which Kyiv has described as "one of the most brutal battles in and for Europe."
Bakhmut is located 55 kilometers southwest of the twin cities of Lysychansk and Syevyerodonetsk, where fierce military clashes are taking place, which Kyiv has described as "one of the most brutal battles in and for Europe."
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A medical worker observes damaged ambulances in Bakhmut following the missile strikes. According to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, three civilians were injured during the early-morning attack.
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A man replaces a shattered window in an apartment building damaged by the Russian missile strike. Bakhmut is on the main road leading to Lysychansk and Syevyerodonetsk, now the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine. For weeks, Russian forces have been bombarding the road, and Bakhmut, in an attempt to cut the twin cities off from the Ukrainian-controlled territory.
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A woman photographs the remains of a missile that struck a road.
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The remains of a missile
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A crater from a missile strike that landed directly on a children's playground
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