The center of Bakhmut today, three years after the end of the bloody battle for these ruins, the Verdun of our era.

Just a few years ago, this was a well-kept and thriving Ukrainian city of 70,000, famous for its fountains, its long traditions of producing famous local salt and… pic.twitter.com/QGVY7vACQA

— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) 16 mai 2026

The center of Bakhmut today, three years after the end of the bloody battle for these ruins, the Verdun of our era. Just a few years ago, this was a well-kept and thriving Ukrainian city of 70,000, famous for its fountains and its long traditions of producing famous local salt.

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