War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Bakhmut

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.

A Ukrainian volunteer tries to convince a resident to evacuate near the frontline in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, March 16, 2023.

A view of the town of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

An eldery woman stands behind a window in her damaged house after a shelling in the village of Chasiv Yar in the Bakhmut region, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 12, 2023.

Local residents cook on the stairs of an apartment house in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, March 6, 2023.

A local walks walks next to a damaged building in Siversk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, March 5, 2023.

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

A Ukrainian police officer helps en elderly woman as she evacuates to safe areas in Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4, 2023.