War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Bakhmut

Ukrainian soldiers run to help people in an apartment building on fire after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

A local resident leaves his home after Russian shelling destroyed an apartment house in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

A local resident leaves his home after Russian shelling destroyed an apartment house in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

An apartment burns after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Emergency workers put out the fire after Russian shelling hit an apartment building in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Emergency workers put out the fire after Russian shelling hit an apartment building in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Firefighters work to put out a fire at a residential building hit by a Russian military strike in Bakhmut on December 7.

Local residents stand in the yard of their destroyed apartment building in Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, December 7, 2022.

Local residents watch as their apartment burns following shelling on December 7.

Since the spring, Bakhmut has become a vital part of Ukraine's frontline defense, often to the detriment of its civilians.