New year at the front: how Ukrainian civilians and military celebrate the holidays in Donbas

Active hostilities are still going on in two hot areas of the Donetsk region. Near Avdiivka, the Russians have not been able to achieve the desired result for ten months, and the stubborn defense of Bakhmut by Ukrainian troops has not allowed the Russian army to take control of the city. On the eve of the holidays, the townspeople and Ukrainian soldiers do not lose heart and are preparing to celebrate the New Year.