Russia’s hope for Ukraine win revealed in battle for Bakhmut


              A house damaged by the Russian shelling is seen in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man rides his bike past a car damaged in the Russian shelling in central Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Local resident Leonid Tarasov with his cat and belonging goes downstairs as he leaves his home in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man hides his cat into a box as he sits inside an evacuation bus to leave his hometown of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar in the front line near Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A Ukrainian officer gives commands during the battle in the front line near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar in the front line near Bakhmut the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Ukrainian soldier Dmytro has a short rest during the fighting in the front line position near Bakhmut the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Local residents cook outdoor near their house in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Local residents cook outdoor near their house in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A passerby looks at a car damaged by Russian shelling in central Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battle against the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)