Despite all the shelling, and with no electricity, one snack shop is still serving the soldiers and citizens who have stayed in Bakhmut, Ukraine, a pivotal battleground in the war.
Author: Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Natalia Yermak and Tyler Hicks
A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukrainian Town
“Friends are not friends anymore,’’ said one woman in the town of Sviatohirsk, which remains divided not by trench lines and artillery, but by where people’s allegiances lie: with Moscow or Kyiv.
In Ukraine, Bakhmut Becomes a Bloody Vortex for 2 Militaries
Even as they have celebrated successes elsewhere, Ukrainian forces in one small eastern city have endured relentless Russian attacks. And the struggle to hold it is only intensifying.
Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine’s East
The battle for the critical Donbas region in Ukraine is centered on two strategically important cities: Lyman, held by the Russians, and Bakhmut, held by Ukraine. The fighting over the cities is fierce as both armies race to claim new ground.
An Eastern City Under Attack Wonders How Far Ukraine’s Offensive Can Go
Bakhmut residents who have endured relentless shelling by the Russians watch the Ukrainian forces’ recent victories and weigh whether to stay or to flee.
‘Get the Stretcher!’ Life and Death on Ukraine’s Front Line
On another day of scorched-earth artillery barrages in the east, a team of Ukrainian medics did their best to stabilize and assure the survivors, with the din of war all around.
In Ukraine, One Woman’s Shopping Trip Over the Last Bridge in Lysychansk
Bridges are critical in the battle for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, separated by a river. Shelling has mostly destroyed them, but that didn’t stop one woman from walking across to buy some basics.