VOA travels to Chasiv Yar, a city next to Bakhmut where the longest and bloodiest battle in this war is taking place, as the front lines grow closer and more deadly. Yan Boechat has this photogallery for VOA.
In Pictures: Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Battleground Town
- By Yan Boechat
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A tank rolls over the main street of Chasiv Yar on its way to Bakhmut, less than 10 kilometers away from this small city in Eastern Ukraine, on April 12, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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The statue of the Russian writer Maxim Gorky (1868 - 1936) was partially destroyed after a bomb fell at the square where it is located, in Chasiv Yar, Eastern Ukraine, on April 3, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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Volunteers bring food to the only shelter still operating in Chasiv Yar, a small city in Eastern Ukraine close to the front lines in Bakhmut, on April 12, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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A woman walks down the stairs at the only place where residents of Chasiv Yar can get food, internet connection and electricity, on April 3, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
