12 April 2023
![One of the few remaining villagers walks past a building damaged by recent shelling during heavy fighting at the frontline in Chasiv Yar](/assets/images/bakhmut/5629477859699466.jpg)
One of the few remaining villagers walks past a building damaged by recent shelling during heavy fighting at the frontline of Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 12, 2023.
— Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
![The cut apart statue of Russian writer Maxim Gorki remains near a playground during heavy fighting at the frontline in Chasiv Yar](/assets/images/bakhmut/8543682787998697.jpg)
The cut apart statue of Russian writer Maxim Gorki remains near a playground during heavy fighting at the frontline of Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 12, 2023.
— Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
![Civilians in Chasiv Yar clean near an improvised fireplace during a lull in shelling](/assets/images/bakhmut/5773288325735752.jpg)
Civilians in Chasiv Yar clean near an improvised fireplace during a lull in shelling. With no electricity and water, residents must make do with what they can.
— Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters