7 January 2023
![Plumes of smoke rise from a Russian strike during a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Bakhmut](/assets/images/bakhmut/8432456294364279.jpg)
Plumes of smoke rise from a Russian strike during a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the frontline Donbas city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, January 7, 2023.
— Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters