There is no electricity or running water in the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, and the threat of death from incoming rounds is constant
Ukrainian troops are defending hard but the bloody battle - one of the fiercest of the war - has been dubbed a"meat grinder" because of the huge and growing number of casualties.For local people caught in the middle, there is an added danger as winter falls and temperatures drop below freezing.But Liudmyla said her only son, 22, is a soldier fighting around Bakhmut. She said she wanted to be nearby, adding:"I am not afraid.
Sky News followed her and her team - 35-year-old Olha Ekzarkhova, whose brother was killed on the frontline two months ago, and Ian Boiko, 39, who drives the van - into Bakhmut on Wednesday morning.Glass was shattered across the ground - evidence of past blasts having blown out windows. "People!" shouted Liudmyla as she and Olha darted from the van to one of the blocks, carrying bottles of water, candles, blankets and food.'Ferocious' battle for Bakhmut
We knocked on the door to the shelter but there was no reply. It turned out they had gone to another spot in town where it is still possible to pick up mobile phone signal.Sky News approached him, but he did not want to speak and said no one else was around.We peeled off to speak with people in a small crowd on the side of a main road.Read more:Asked how life is in Bakhmut, Oksana, 75, said:"Very difficult. Very difficult."It is"impossible, cold - without blankets", she said.
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