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A Ukrainian solider holds a gun near a window while standing in a green-painted stairwell
A Ukrainian soldier in a building near Bakhmut from a video shared by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade in January 2023.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina during a meeting on the Russian automobile industry in Togliatti in the Samara region March 30, 2009
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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
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Aerial view of Bakhmut
An aerial view of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 26, 2023.

This week, Business Insider publishes its most extensive work yet on the fighting in Ukraine — an exploration of the horrific struggle for the city of Bakhmut.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the city was, for much of 2023, among the deadliest places on earth.

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The twisted metal wreckage of a fighter jet, surrounded by other twisted metal near some woodland.
The wreckage of a Russian Su-34 fighter/bomber, seen in Lyman, Ukraine, in June 2023.
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A Ukrainian soldier is seen from above walking through a zig-zagged trench near Bakhmut, with mud and leaves either side.
A Ukrainian soldier walking through a trench in October 2023 near Bakhmut. Image used for illustration purposes only.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 8, 2018.
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A Ukrainian soldier in a trench surrounded by fog and burnt trees
A Ukrainian soldier digs a trench near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in October 2023.
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The back of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin has privately expressed interest in a cease-fire under the condition that Russia can hold on to the territories it seized so far in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023, amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia's extensive defenses have largely paralyzed Ukraine's momentum in recent weeks.