War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Bakhmut

A wounded Ukrainian soldier is treated by Ukrainian military medics in a stabilization point in an undisclosed location near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on September 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Houses and armoured vehicle destroyed during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces are seen in recently liberated Klishchiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.

Soldiers hold flags as they speak in front of destroyed buildings in Klishchiivka, Ukraine, in a screengrab taken from a social media video released September 17, 2023.

That image was taken from a drone on Wednesday Sept. 6, 2023. Houses are seen destroyed during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces are seen in Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said this morning Ukraine’s General Staff officially confirmed that Ukrainian troops captured Andriivka, which is 10 km south of Bakhmut.

That image was taken from a drone on Wednesday Sept. 6, 2023. Houses are seen destroyed during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces are seen in Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said this morning Ukraine’s General Staff officially confirmed that Ukrainian troops captured Andriivka, which is 10 km south of Bakhmut.

A Ukrainian soldier passes a burning house after Russian shelling near the frontline in Siversk, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Friday September 1, 2023.

A view shows a building damaged by an aerial bomb during a Russian air strike in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region on 29 May 2023.

Destruction in the frontline town of Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, May 21, 2023.

An abandoned apartment building damaged in the Russian shelling is seen in Chasiv Yar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday May 16, 2023.

Smoke erupts following a shell explosion, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on May 7, 2023.