Ukrainians flee Bakhmut as Russian forces close in
Pressure mounted on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee a withering Russian assault.






















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A Ukrainian police officer helps en elderly woman as she evacuates to safe areas in Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian police van drives on the highway for evacuation civilians in Khromove near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian tank drives towards frontline positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A priest arrives to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4. The eight had set up a roadblock on a road in the town in an attempt to prevent Russian troops from advancing, as they swept towards the Ukrainian capital at the start of their invasion.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anna Levchenko, 81, kisses the picture of her grandson Andrii Matviichuk, during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4. The eight had set up a roadblock on a road in the town in an attempt to prevent Russian troops from advancing, as they swept towards the Ukrainian capital at the start of their invasion.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anna Levchenko, 81, reacts during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People attend a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anna Levchenko, 81, right, and a relative stand during a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of eight men killed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, Saturday, March 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian serviceman shaves the head of his comrade, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The statue of Grand Princess Olga of Kyiv is covered in sandbags to avoid potential shelling damage, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hennadiy Mazepa and his wife Natalia Ishkova collect wood from a house which was destroyed by Russian forces in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Friday, March 3.