War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Bakhmut

A Ukrainian police van drives on the highway for evacuation civilians in Khromove near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4, 2023.

A general view shows an empty street and buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, March 3, 2023.

Hennadiy Mazepa and his wife Natalia Ishkova collect wood from a house which was destroyed by Russian forces in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Friday, March 3, 2023.

A damaged monument of Russian writer Maxim Gorky in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 2, 2023.

Rescuers work at a site after a Russian military strike in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, February 28, 2023.

A woman refuses to be evacuated while firefighters of unit Phoenix and Police work to evacuate residents near the frontline in Siversk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, February 28, 2023.

A local resident smokes near a buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, February 27, 2023.

Ukrainian service members on an empty street in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, February 27, 2023.

A Ukrainian serviceman walks an empty street in the front line city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, February 25, 2023.

A local resident reacts as she walks down an empty street near a building damaged by a Russian military strike in the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, February 24, 2023.