Under approaching Russian fire in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine

Days are spent under a hail of shells, and night brings no respite for Ukrainian soldiers as enemy forces draw ever closer in Bakhmut, one of the last towns where Russian troops are still advancing. The metallic boom of shelling echoes across the hills surrounding the small town, home to 70,000 people before the war. Russia has been falling back in its offensive -- but in Bakhmut, unlike across most of the front line, Ukrainians are on the defensive.

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