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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This school was partially destroyed after being hit by the Russian artillery in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on April 3, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

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A Ukrainian flag adorns the monument built in Chasiv Yar to honor the Soviet soldiers that fought the Afghan War between 1979 and 1989, as seen on April 12, 2023. (Yan Boechat/VOA)