Shellfire echoed on Saturday around the near-deserted streets of the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, the current focus of the most intense fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite Moscow’s declaration of a ceasefire for Eastern Orthodox Christmas.
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 Donetsk province, reveals the scars of months of bombardment, from smashed storefronts to mangled workshops and wrecked businesses. “When we visited another invincibility point yesterday for 15-20 minutes, a rocket hit us. It damaged a volunteer vehicle, killed one person, and injured four,” said Liesin, who was wearing a helmet and a flak jacket.
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