Before-and-After | Satellite Imagery Shows Extent of Devastation in War Ravaged Bakhmut

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Bakhmut school and nearby apartments in May 2023 | Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies

Bakhmut, the eastern city of Ukraine has been facing the massive destruction caused by non-stop bombardments, and has become the battleground where the continuous fight between Ukrainian and Russian forces is going on for months.

Maxar Technologies has released the recent satellite imagery to show the amount of destruction Bakhmut has faced so far because of the war. The visuals display the extent of severity of destruction through the haunting pictures of apartment buildings and other infrastructure of the city in shambles. The pictures show greenery of the parks and lined up trees being replaced with pits of dust and piles of debris.

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“Ukrainians have not given up their defense of Bakhmut and the Russians haven’t given up their attempts to take Bakhmut,” White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said. “Every single day, the lines change back and forth. I mean, sometimes block by block.”

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The city continues to show its brave face against the offenders but only time will tell for how long will it be able hold it. Here is the picture gallery to show the before-after images of now ruined city of Bakhmut:

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