The Ukrainian city now called Bakhmut was, less than a decade ago, Artmvisk, and was one of the first stages of the pro-Russian independence movement in Donbass, in 2014. of battle, in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since then, there has not been a day of respite in Bakhmut and the human cost of the battle is unclear.
At least 4,000 civilians will have died and the number of military dead is in the tens of thousands. It is here that you hear the most about the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, which is led by a former Red Army cook.
“As soldiers we have our sensibilities, and the Russians just don’t, theirs doesn’t exist. We see a cat or we see a dog and we feed them, but they, that doesn’t exist. We’re just two completely different countries. Too bad. But we’ll keep fighting because we’re in our land. We have the truth on our side and the truth will always win. We have different people, we have professionals from the electrical field, professionals from the construction field, energy, professionals from the military field,” says Sasha, a military stationed in Chasiv Yar, less than five kilometers from Bakhmut.
The Ukrainian army believes in victory over Russia and praises the work of journalists. “I sincerely wish you a lot of inspiration and courage to do a job like journalism. I want them to be able to do their job, to show people what they’re seeing, the reality, the reality of military life, of civilian military life. , all the infrastructure you see. Peaceful people live here, but unfortunately we see that civilians are still a target,” reveals Sasha.
Source: TSF
