Why the battle for Bakhmut’s ‘road of life’ is so brutal: Battles in trenches to keep supply to besieged Ukrainian city revealed in terrifying videos, CHRIS PLEASANCE explains what’s at stake
It has been described as a ‘meat grinder’, ‘hell on earth’, and compared to the darkest days of the First World War.
And last week we got a new insight into the battle for Bakhmut when footage emerged of Ukrainian troops desperately defending the last road out of the city.
This is the story of the months-long battle for Bakhmut’s last lifeline and the extraordinary bravery of the troops who defended it.