Fighting Intensifies As Ukraine's Troops Hold Onto The 'Road Of Life'

Ukrainian troops ride on top of military vehicles on the road between Kostyantynivka and Bakhmut in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. The road leads northeast to the city of Lysychansk and its twin city of Syevyerodonetsk where a Russian offensive is trying to encircle Ukrainian troops.

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop a military vehicle in Bakhmut. The governor of Luhansk, Serhiy Hayday, said on his Telegram channel on May 30 that Ukrainian forces are in control of the "road of life," the Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway.

A resident walks across a street as Ukrainian military vehicles move into position. The city of Bakhmut has undergone intense artillery shelling from the Russian military.

Ukrainian servicemen take up positions near the city of Bakhmut. If the road leading to Lysychansk and Syevyerodonetsk is captured, Ukrainian forces would be left with only one supply route via Siversk.

A cat walks amid the rubble of a residential building in Bakhmut that was destroyed by a Russian military strike.

A Ukrainian soldier rests in a shelter near the city of Bakhmut.

Residents prepare to evacuate Bakhmut.  

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a trench position near the front line. 

A used cartridge is seen in a trench on the front line

A Ukrainian servicewoman looks out from her trench position near the front line.