'All I Want Is Peace': New Year's Preparations In War-Torn Bakhmut
- By Borys Sachalko,
- Current Time and
- Austin Malloy
Despite constant shelling by Russian forces, a festive New Year's tree was put up in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a hotly contested area in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Most of Bakhmut's prewar popular of 70,000 have fled. Volunteers hope the New Year's tree will be a sign of hope for those who remain in the embattled city.