Mstyslav Chernov Instagram – Within the city of Vuhledar, in the east of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, marine servicemen fight to keep the land out of Russian hands.
Once a populated home, the city has been reduced to abandoned homes and cars, wearing the evidence of prolonged Russian shelling – now empty and destroyed.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its push to fully capture Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas.
The Ukrainian servicemen defending the city remain resilient.
“We fight for our children, for our fellow Ukrainians, for our nation,” said a Ukrainian marine that goes by the nom de guerre of “Moryak.”
“Because I think what Russia is doing now is genocide of Ukrainians. And Ukrainians don’t have another option, but to win. That’s why we fight till the end. Glory to Ukraine,” he added.
Despite the constant bombardments and lack of food and water, some residents remain in the town.
Resident Emilia Budskaya and her daughter live in a dark basement and have been forced to collect drinking water from a nearby drainpipe, as shelling and combat continues around them.
“Today there is the ninth day since my sister died. We feel bad, we don’t know anything. We have no water, nothing, here I’m getting rain water to wash dishes and hands,” said Emilia.
Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south.
Ukraine’s military on Saturday reported 27 Russian airstrikes and 75 attacks from multiple rocket launchers in the most recent 24-hour spell.
It said Russian offensive efforts continue to be concentrated in Ukraine’s industrial east and northeast.
Video by @mstyslav.chernov
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