In Pictures: Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Battleground Town

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)

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)

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)

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)

Yevgeni Dmytriev, pictured here on April 3, 2023, is responsible for the city administration. He says many people have left Chasiv Yar as the battles get closer and closer. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

A door is left open at one of the many apartments that were abandoned by residents fleeing Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 7, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

A woman drinks tea at the only shelter still open in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, close to the front lines in Bakhmut, on April 12, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

Dying plants are seen after residents abandoned this apartment in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on April 7, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

This school was partially destroyed after being hit by the Russian artillery in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on April 3, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

A Ukrainian flag adorns the monument built in Chasiv Yar to honor the Soviet soldiers that fought the Afghan War between 1979 and 1989, as seen on April 12, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)