War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Bakhmut

One of the few remaining villagers walks past a building damaged by recent shelling during heavy fighting at the frontline of Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 12, 2023.

Ukrainian servicemen ride pass the destroyed school building on the way to the frontline of Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar during heavy fighting near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 11, 2023.

Destroyed car from recent shelling during heavy fighting at the frontline of Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 10, 2023.

A car and ammunition boxes in a crater in Bakhmut on April 10.

A villager near a wracked car during heavy fighting at the front line in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 9, 2023.

A local resident runs past the damaged houses in Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Apr. 9, 2023.

A crater from recent shelling at a playground in Chasiv Yar near the frontline in eastern region Donetsk Region, Ukraine, April 2, 2023.

Located astride two major crossroads, Bakhmut, which had a prewar population of 70,000, has been almost completely destroyed during intense fighting. 27 Mar 2023.

Residents fill up bottles with fresh drinking water brought into Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, as they try to survive in a war zone with shortages of food and few if any basic services on 24 Mar 2023.

Residents line up to receive food and fill up bottles with fresh drinking water brought in to a neighbourhood near the frontline after critical civil infrastructure was hit in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, March 21, 2023.