12 February 2023
![Ukrainian soldiers walk along a street lined with damaged buildings in Bakhmut](/assets/images/bakhmut/4979799877975628.jpg)
Ukrainian soldiers walk along a street lined with damaged buildings in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on February 12.
— Photo by AP
![Local resident Olha, helps her neighbour Lidiia Chynyakova, 89, evacuate from her home in Bakhmut](/assets/images/bakhmut/5587268837644742.jpg)
Olha (right) informs her 89-year-old neighbor, Lidia Chynyakova, that she must immediately leave her home on February 12. As Russia gains ground around Bakhmut -- less than 15 kilometers to the east -- Kyiv is urging all residents in Chasiv Yar to evacuate.
— Photo by Marko Djurica / Reuters