Ukrainian civilians flee homes during fierce fighting in Ukraine's Bakhmut

UKRAINIAN and Russian troops traded fire in what were once cities and residential neighborhoods of the war-torn eastern regions of Ukraine on Thursday as Kyiv tried to push back occupying forces.

The Ukrainian military said the Russians were focused on an offensive in the Bakhmut sector of the Donetsk region, but their attacks in the Avdiivka and Kupiansk sectors were unsuccessful.

One Ukrainian soldier who said his name was Victor spoke to Reuters:

“We are hearing that their troops are getting transferred from Bakhmut to Soledar. They (the Russian soldiers) aren’t able to rip through the defence, so now they aim for Soledar to get through there.”

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