Here are several before and after aerial pictures of Bakhmut following months of fighting there between Ukrainian forces and invading Russian/ Wagner Group mercenaries. All pictures Maxar Technologies/ AP. More at the link.
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The Bakhmut theater and surroundings May 8, 2022:
Same area, May 15, 2023:
A school and apartment buildings in Bakhmut, May 8, 2022:
Same area, May 15, 2023:
Russia hasn't paid dearly enough for this. These aren't just buildings. They represent lives forever disrupted and lives lost. This is Nazi- level genocidal criminality, and those responsible need to answer for it with their own lives. Period.
