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The Battle for Bakhmut: Shelling Continues Despite Putin’s ‘Christmas Ceasefire’

The Battle for Bakhmut: Shelling Continues Despite Putin's 'Christmas Ceasefire'

The streets of Bakhmut, once vibrant with life and adorned with roses, now stand deserted, echoing with the devastating sounds of shellfire. This Ukrainian town finds itself at the heart of the most ferocious fighting in Russia’s ongoing invasion, even as Moscow declared a 36-hour ceasefire for Eastern Orthodox Christmas. Humanitarian volunteer Vasil Leeson offered […]