INA- sources
Russia claims to be making ground near Bakhmut as round-the-clock attacks continue on the city and on other positions in eastern Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Bakhmut "our fortress", but civilians in the neighbouring town of Chasiv Yar are leaving as the situation in the city becomes more dangerous.
Lubov is a Chasiv Yar resident. She is one of the many who have made the difficult decision to leave.
"Shelling is scary," she says, "we need to get away. I want to see my granddaughter who lives where we're going, in Lviv. We hope the Ukrainian army will fight for us and defeat the Russians. And then we'll definitely come back."
Since 2014, the charity 'Save Ukraine' has been evacuating the vulnerable from conflict areas in Ukraine. As of early February 2023, the organisation says it has taken over 83,000 people to safety.
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