Sparkling clear skies and a dusting of snow belied the devastation of this Ukrainian city abandoned by most of its pre-war population of 70,000, where humanitarian volunteers now risk their lives to support those who stayed.
Plumes of smoke rise from a Russian strike during a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, from the frontline Donbas city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, January 7, 2023.
"There were roses everywhere, flowers," she added, hardly flinching at the sound of a distant boom. "It was clean, everything was kept in order." A drive around Bakhmut, which sits on the front line bisecting Ukraine's Doentsk province, reveals the scars of months of bombardment, from smashed storefronts to mangled workshops and wrecked businesses.
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