Why the fight for Bakhmut’s ‘road of life’ is so brutal: Trench fighting to keep besieged Ukrainian city supplied has been revealed in terrifying videos, CHRIS PLEASANCE explains what is at stake
It has been described as a ‘meat grinder’, ‘hell on earth’, and likened to the darkest days of the First World War.
And last week we were given fresh insight into the battle for Bakhmut as footage emerged of Ukrainian troops desperately defending the last road out of the city.
This is the story of the months-long fight for Bakhmut’s last life-line, and the extraordinary bravery of the troops defending it.
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