have been damaged and destroyed. "During the Russian offensive to capture Bakhmut, intense fighting and indiscriminate ...

According to Voloshyn, Bakhmut now serves as ... In 2023, Russian forces captured the city after prolonged and intense fighting, leaving it completely destroyed. Read also: Russia's Rostov Oblast ...

Bakhmut's deputy mayor told the BBC earlier this month that "not a single building" was left undamaged and that the city was "almost destroyed." This new footage seems to back up that assessment.

Russia and Ukraine have long been fighting over the city of Bakhmut, a conflict that is unlikely to be stemmed in 2025 barring an unforeseen end to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Ukrainian forces have ...