Ukrainian volunteers try to win over residents of Bakhmut, a key city on the eastern front of the war with Russia, so they can take them to safer places to the west. But many refuse to leave their homes despite freezing temperatures, a lack of power or running water, and Russian forces closing in.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bakhm...

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