Vuhledar in ruins: city after year of Russian occupation

Vuhledar in ruins: city after year of Russian occupation

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Photos have been published showing what the city of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast looks like after a year of occupation.

According to Ukrinform, they were posted on Telegram by Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation.

“Vuhledar. This is what the city looks like after the first year of occupation. Ruins. A dozen people without hope, whom the Russians bring priests and flags for ”holidays," Andriushchenko wrote.

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As reported, on October 2, 2024, the High Command granted permission to withdraw Ukrainian Armed Forces units from Vuhledar in order to preserve personnel and military equipment and to take up positions for further action.

Photo: Андрющенко Time

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