‘Hell on earth’: Ukraine’s last battle to hold the city of Bakhmut
War breeds euphemism and metaphor. In the battle for the Donbas city of Bakhmut, threatened with a closing encirclement by Russian forces after seven months of bitter fighting, there are “White Angels” and “Dark Angels”, the “road of life” and the “Invincibility Centre”.
“Unfortunately, it’s true,” she says sadly. “There have been cases of people hiding children because they’ve heard rumours that the police will take their children by force. Sometimes, she explains, it requires several visits and a sense of building familiarity to persuade people to leave. “They’re just filled up with stuff which people have brought down so they won’t get damaged: carpets, fridges, washing machines – even microwaves, none of which work. It looks a like dirty warehouse, wet. No electricity.”
“Units of the private military company Wagner have practically surrounded Bakhmut. Only one road is left . The pincers are getting tighter,” said Prigozhin. The latest update from the UK Ministry of Defence described the Ukrainian defence as under “increasingly severe pressure” and vulnerable on three sides, with Russian forces advancing into the northern suburbs.
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