VOA travels to Chasiv Yar, a city next to Bakhmut where the longest and bloodiest battle in this war is taking place, as the front lines grow closer and more deadly. Yan Boechat has this photogallery for VOA.
In Pictures: Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Battleground Town
- By Yan Boechat
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Dying plants are seen after residents abandoned this apartment in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on April 7, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
