Ukrainian servicemen on duty on frontline in Bakhmut as Russia intensifies attacks

BAKHMUT, UKRAINE - JANUARY 12: The conflict in Ukraine has intensified in the eastern city of Bakhmut and its surroundings in the Donetsk region. Although the destruction in the city and nearby town of Soledar due to Russian attacks was quite high, Ukrainian forces were working to maintain their dominance in the region. In a video message late Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “Everything is completely destroyed. There is almost no life left” around Bakhmut and the nearby city of Soledar in Donetsk province. On Thursday (Jan. 12) Anadolu Agency Video News (AAVN) videoed a group of Ukrainian servicemen who were on duty near the frontline. On Monday (Jan. 9) Russia claimed that its army had taken control of the Bakhmutske village in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Bakhmutske is located near the strategic city of Bakhmut, a large transport hub through which Ukrainian troops in the Donbass region are supplied with weapons, military equipment and ammunition. Heavy fighting has been taken place for several months for the control of Bakhmut.(Footage by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)