This week, near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, I spent time with commanders and soldiers who have been fighting the Russian invaders in the shattered city, sometimes for months on end. This has been one of the longest battles anywhere in the world since 1945 and by far the most brutal in this war, with Russians and Ukrainians often fighting at close quarters, artillery hammering the city into Stalingrad-like rubble and a level of slaughter unequalled anywhere else in Putin’s vicious war.
The extent of the damage (if any) is unclear, but judging by the footage of the USV that was destroyed, it carried a serious explosive charge.pic.twitter.com/0yPJwE1Qdl
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 25, 2023
