'We Must Stand Our Ground': Fear And Fortitude In Ukraine's Frontline Cities

The city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's Donetsk region is just a few kilometers from the frontline city of Bakhmut. While Ukrainian troops are battling to retain control of a critical road linking the two cities, residents of Chasiv Yar are preparing for evacuation or war.
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[@Clintreid75]

Stand your ground Ukraine 👍

[@Albert-Mag...]

The smiling faces and the confidence the Ukrainian troops show are both fantastic to see..🇺🇦🇺🇦 Glory to the Heroes 🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Lol....r u drunk.. Save your live...glory mother Russia for donbass freedom..uraa

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Чем дальше тем больше врут ... - чувствуя конец - как ющенко ярош аваков яценюк турчинов коломойцев тимошенко билецкий -

[@stacey_1111rh]

Keep standing your ground against Putins insanity and aggression. Strength for Ukraine 💪🏼🇺🇦

[@jozefgoethals6867]

Slava Ukraini

[@ISRAEL-CONTROL-AMERICA]

Bhuhahahaha. Zelensky needs you to defend his country. Infact they needed you most now since they have started dragging innocent guys from the street straight to Russia meat grinder in Bakhmut. You will add a big value to them physically at the warfront instead of hiding behind your keypad to continue motivating them into their early death. 😁😁

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

За украинский национализм - надо отвечать 24.02.2022 👍💤

[@Ghostina1]

all my best wishes for you guys. stand strong!

[@cindylewis3325]

It’s absolutely horrible what war does, & that the Ukrainian people are so firmly together in this action against an oppressive occupation. Let freedom ring!

[@jozefgoethals6867]

Go Ukraine!Thank you for fighting against the evil for us.

[@imaginemetoo]

Agree 💯✌️ puck futin 💤🚽

[@North-of-the-49th]

Slava 🇺🇦. Brave friends, the free world supports you. ❤️💙🖤 🤍 from 🇨🇦.

[@smash7777-]

Prayers from the UK.. I hope our gov acts ASAP and gives you guys all what you need. Slava Ukraine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇺🇦

[@jozefgoethals6867]

i hope the fighter jets and long range missiles arrive soon.They should also get nuclear missiles that can reach Moscow and St Petersburg.Slava Ukraine

[@susanaqueiroz9366]

🙏Slava Ukraine and the Brave Heroes 💙💛🙏Your Victory will come 🙏💙💙💛💛🇵🇹❤️🇺🇦

[@asanitationstompout8473]

Keep stacking them high. Don't let up. Take back what's yours and *keep it* It *belongs to you* .

[@imaginemetoo]

These Defenders are Magnificent! Simply The Best 💙💛 SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦 HEROES✌️ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM 🇺🇦

[@FishandHunt]

Glory to the heroes and all who defend Ukraine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💪🏻🇦🇺

[@ISRAEL-CONTROL-AMERICA]

They should have honored Minsk agreement. All these deaths and carnages wouldn't have happened.

[@nonyabusiness9747]

Ukraine and all who support you can get bent. I bought into the propaganda at first but once I learned your all a bunch of DARK STATE, NAZI, TRANSVESTITE, CHEMICAL WEAPONS USING WAR CRIMINALS, WELL YOU ALL ARE GETTING WHAT YOU DESERVE & MORE IS TO COME!

[@CharlieBarkinTheDog]

@@ISRAEL-CONTROL-AMERICA as if anyone in America would fight against mainland Russia. The only thing thats threatening russia is russia itself. Its already put itself into an economic and social depression far beyond any logical reasoning. Its an impossible reason to say russia is trying to protect itself by being in ukraine, because being in ukraine has already harmed russia in a massive way. Something fishy going on here..

[@SerenityMae11]

No, they just need to keep killing boatloads of orcs every day. How are those attacks going for ya without armor to support the "infantry".

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

ОНИ ПО ВАМ МЫ ПО ВАМ И ТАК 9 ЛЕТ - - РАДИ ПРИНЦИПОВ НАТООРДЫ ...

[@sooz9433]

Blessings to these brave Defenders... it is my sincere prayer that we and other nations who have pledged to support Ukraine will not give up that pledge. UKRAINE ✨️ 🇺🇦 UKRAINE

[@SeptikAvenger]

Good thing is that praying doesn't actually do anything. Keep at it.

[@rffromusa8319]

Prayers from the USA. I hope those Bradley's get into Ukrainian hands ASAP and do exactly what they are supposed to. Sláva Ukrayíni 🇺🇦💪

[@jessicaaguilar6435]

We stand united with Ukraine! All our love and prayers for Ukrainians to survive this terrible war! God favours you heroes and defenders of Ukraine! God bless and protect you all! Slava Ukraine!

[@04srt4champ]

Do you? What are you doing to help?

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

Good film.👍❤️

[@bigdada018]

Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine 🙏✌🍀💛💙

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Ещё одна майданутая ... из норы вылезла как лесные братья 1946-1954 гг - недобитая Сталиным ... и выпущенная из тюрем Хрущевым

[@nightengale7163]

Stay brave and resolute Ukraine! You will be victorious! Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦💪💙💛🌻✨ 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇦

[@tatianacrehuet1065]

Go, Go, dear Ukraine!!! You are not alone❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@U.H8]

♥️♥️♥️👍🏻Yes!Yes🙏🏻💙💛✨✨✨

[@alicehicks9500]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥ ❤

[@marlenfras5490]

Great news. Thank you. Stay safe, you are needed!!!!

[@tonylyons7711]

Love and support from the free world is coming Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏

[@peacehope23]

Take care brave heroes..the world stand and pray for u...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇦

[@dparker9734]

Слаьа України ❤️💯🇺🇦🙏🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦!!!!God Bless and protect each and everyone "of you and your families, and also the Armed forces of Ukraine and foreign legion warriors 🙏 ❤️

[@yvonnewey]

Slava Ukraine🇺🇦. 💪🇺🇦✌️🇨🇭

[@cameronspence4977]

The old man at the end is totally badass hahaha

[@U.H8]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍🏻🇺🇦💙💛

[@paintballusa1658]

Slava Ukraine ✊🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@sashad.7722]

🙏💛💙

[@williamjacque6612]

Fight on Brave Ukrainian Soldiers and Civilians. No Negotiations, No Talks and No Peace until Putin's Military Invaders are out of every square inch of Ukraine , that means Dunbus Region and all of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. God Bless Ukrainians and Glory to Ukraine.

[@chrisaceng25]

Unnecessary War killing Children’s, Mother’s, Father’s, Grandpa’s , Grandma’s, Uncle’s, Unties, Destroy family’s for ever because Lost lives isn’t fixable, ‘ All those people that have encounter Death, Rest in Peace … “ May God Protects Us “.

[@user-gc5nx3vk5r]

Они гибнут с 2014года, большинство в мире закрывали на это глаза.

[@MrKim-kv2vv]

Stay safe, stay strong, stay free! 🙋🏼

[@U.H8]

🤩🤩🤩🙏🏻🤩🤩🤩👍🏻

[@righteousbyfaithinChrist]

God bless Ukraine.

[@FlukeTog]

Those are legit warriors right there. More supplies more support for them. I donate what I can too but still think our gov needs to move their ass and keep them in the fight & alive. This Republican but not a trump’et head says give ‘em more faster. 🍀 🇺🇸 🇺🇦

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

😂😂😂 червяки 🪱🪱🪱 для гегемонных целей 👉🇺🇲

[@williambrooks639]

Gdammmmmm!!!! I New that the Ukraine people were tough but hat's off to these people!!!! God bless America and Slava Ukraine 👍

[@user-gc5nx3vk5r]

Да поможет бог заработать США ещё больше, на гибели людей на Украине.

[@noghanson6279]

I tried this a.m. - the ‘Powers’ that be scrubbed it .

[@sirdiealot53]

Slava Ukraine, tanks are coming. Stay strong 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

9 лет одно и тоже ... не надоело ... верить в эту украинскую бандерлогию ... с помощью мощной подпитки Запада для унич ожения росс.экономики - с помощью укр...пушечного мяса

[@musicktx]

I disagree with the old man at the end. A person is not born afraid, they are born brave and fearless, but are taught to fear for protection. Some of us didn't learn and those are the ones standing or have stood their ground. May Victory Be Yours!!!

[@kosh2001]

Be safe guys from America!

[@karlvonbahnhof6594]

I've read in Czech news, Bakhmut and Soledar are key cities for Putin, he MUST present some "victory" for Russian population, if Russian army will be unable to take a city of 10 thousands pre war population, the consequences for Putin could be dire....

[@ssss-zg2ym]

Glory Glory Glory Glory to Ukraine ❤️❤️ you are all heroes thank you for everything.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Для земли 🪱 - ради целей гегемонов натоорды

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Червяки 🪱🪱🪱🪱

[@madmax5841]

Shout out to the equal and brave 6 million Ukrainian women who fled and left behind their sons and husbands

[@len4319]

God says ,fear thou not Ukraine, soldiers. I am with thee. Be not dismayed Ukrainearmy, cheer up. Inspired of freedom. God will help, give you more strength and energy, confident. God heard our prayers to help and uphold thee with the right hand of his righteousness. God bless you all. 🙏🌈🍀

[@Edgar876]

#SlavaUkraine🇺🇦 Love and support from Ghana 🇬🇭 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@readisgooddewaterkant7890]

I love ghana and ukraine from sweden

[@CerovackeJeseni]

I read the comments and wonder how people push Ukrainians forward to disaster.

[@user-gc5nx3vk5r]

Весь расчёт на это. Разгребать угли чужими руками.

[@williamrosier5558]

SOON MOSCOW WILL BE WITHIN UKRAINIAN DRONES REACH

[@johnhmielewski1230]

It already is, we're only planning and waiting for just the right time. The clock is ticking.

[@seijakarjalainen]

He fought in Yugoslavia but the Serbs attacked his country?

[@lani6647]

Belarus’ leader Lukashenko is a cunning guy, he won’t get directly involved in this war. He knows three things: 1. He has two neighbours that are larger and and much more powerful than his country, and in a contest with each other. 2. One of those neighbours is a violent psychopath threatening violence if Belarus gets close to the other. 3. It doesn’t matter who wins when a lion and a bear fight. If there’s a goat stuck in between, it’s going to die. Lukashenko has only one rule. Don’t be the goat.

[@hitfirstandhithard1981]

A few more foreign mercenaries who have been liquidated (confirmed but obituaries) recently: - Pedro Diaz Flores (Spain) - Alexis Ortega (Colombia) - Stephen Keith Munro (USA) - Pete Reed (USA)

[@jozefgoethals6867]

If the Orcs finish off prisoners of war you should do the same

[@hanna.m2]

No. Stay human. Don’t descend to their level

[@Mortthemoose]

Resort to war crimes??? Ukrainians don't do that!! They are better than that, and abide by the rules of war. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🌍💜🤝🕊️☮️🇺🇦

[@jozefgoethals6867]

@@Mortthemoose OK but the Orcs don't deserve so much compassion

[@hitfirstandhithard1981]

14 Feb. 2023. The pliers or tongs over Artemovsk are gradually closing. Yesterday the Wagner fighters took over the village of Krasnaya Gora, finally cut the E40 highway and a Ukrainian supply route to the north of the city. The occupational armed forces of Ukraine lost a comfortable opportunity to drive along the parallel road towards Minkovka, as the movement along it remains unsafe in any case. Chasov Yar-Artemovsk road remains the only major route for supply (on February 11, it was reported about the explosion of the bridge on the Konstantinovka-Artemovsk highway near Ivanovskoye). Whether one full-fledged road, which will be under fire control for supply, is enough for the Ukrainian Bakhmut garrison is an open question. Even if the occupational armed forces of Ukraine still decide to withdraw their group from the city, this process will be seriously complicated. Meanwhile, the Wagner fighters are advancing on all outskirts of the city. The Ukrainian Bakhmut garrison is done. That’s for sure. It will be a nice meat grinder, which will turn the Ukrainian servicemen into some minced meat as it has always been the case.

[@user-gc5nx3vk5r]

Им оставляют коридор для выхода, для вывоза раненых и мёртвых. Правда мёртвых своих чаще всего бросают.

[@user-wz3cg1gg5z]

Сдавайся - или беги пока пятки сверкают как авак ов ..билецкий ляшко яценюк турчинов ющенко ярош 😂😢

[@laloelsalamanca]

Desperate words from illusional minds

[@LambofSuffering]

`` I dont understand how you can shoot prisoners of war, its inhuman. We`re not them`....... meanwhile just 2 days ago was watching ukro soldiers killing 2 soldiers who surrenderd laying down with hands behind head. guy shot 2 of them in head and tryed to kill 3done but was stopped. sure... we dont kill prisoners of war... mhm...

[@ignatiussangma9418]

Yes, It's true we saw it. Ukraine kills POW. Just that ukraine army thinks that world is stupid. Truth always shows up.

[@MikeSokoloff]

Они могут не только расстреливать в голову пленных, они могут изготавливать и применять химическое оружие снимать это и выкладывать видео в интернет. А слабые умом представители "свободного мира" в это же время спокойно предоставляют помощь укронацизму, подбадривая чучело Зеленского нацистскими криками "Слава Украине!". Так держать, ребята...

[@hitfirstandhithard1981]

14 Feb. 2023. A Russian video: The Russian forces hunt for the killers of Donetsk and its citizens with a special feeling. Minus one more cannon shelling the hero city. A 2A65 howitzer of 152mm caliber was found by a UAV, hit and blown into pieces together with the crew in the area of Severny. There are hundreds of videos like this one. Have you watched this video? Of course, you haven’t. You live in cloud cuckoo land.

[@tompond9714]

What will they do when the western ammunition supply runs out? And it is running out fast. Bakhmut is nearly circled and nearly lost that is why they are evacuating civilians now because the fall of Bakhmut is imminent.

[@j.dasilva4567]

"There are only 5 left, but there are coming more." Russian knows it, and is happy to go on assisting then on that matter. When the last ukronazi soldier fighting for the US sake is killed, then NATO will declare its mission in ukraine accomplished.

[@charu4219]

Zelensky should show mercy on Ukrainian soldiers.

[@hitfirstandhithard1981]

February 15, 2023. The military operation of the Russian forces in Bakhmut is needed in order to completely tie down the Ukrainian occupational army, which is forced to transfer large reserves to hold the city, said Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner group. "Bakhmut is needed in order to completely paralyze the Ukrainian army. And it, in fact, is paralyzed. They are great, they are clinging to it. According to some intelligence estimates, there are about 90 Ukrainian battalions in Bakhmut and in the vicinity of the city today. About 40-50 thousand people. The enemy every day throws up new reserves," Prigogine said. He noted that the progress of the Wagner group is "50-100 meters" per day.

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣 Glory mother Russia for donbass freedom.corrupt Kiev regime has no chance

[@duncansmith7562]

Zelensky helping the Wagners out massively by pouring the cannon fodder into Bakhmut 24/7. No need to cut off that final road while the death toll is way up in Russia's favor. The convicts and mercenaries giving the NATO trained and armed Ukronazis a darn good lesson. Keep it up boys! Slava Rossiyi.

[@VaduzVaduz]

Premio Nobel a la Idiotez.

[@cameronspence4977]

@Vaduz993 Vaduz993 moron wrote the comment on the wrong video🤣 also russians have lost way more than ukrainians have in bakhmut because of poor leadership, tactics training morale and equipment, and using cannon fodder and human wave tactics, while having to advance against difficult terrain through prepared defenses. Also, even just speaking, in general, the attacker will virtually always lose 2-4x more casualties than the defenders due to attacking being more difficult than defense. But Im sure the russians have found some way to magically circumvent this because they are so superior to everyone else on earth they are somehow immune to math and logic👍

[@williamrosier5558]

Your mom is Calling you. Better make your Bed. Putler will run out off Orcs Soon. A Sub-human Creature From Hell a Godless Cult

[@imaginemetoo]

🤣🤣🤣💤🚽🕳️🌻🌻🌻 SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦✌️

[@duncansmith7562]

@@VaduzVaduz eso es lo que Zelensky merece, de acuerdo

[@MrTracker614]

Being a former 22 year military man. I vow that, i will go to Ukraine at the end of this war, with a Ukrainian win and, commemorate the Ukrainian War Dead, on their Remembrance Day. God Bless, Ukraine.

[@asanitationstompout8473]

There's over 557.3k Russian casualties today/over 139k KIAs and over 417.2k wounded.... There were 740 KIAs just last night. And also 2.9k total casualties last night. Keep up that bodycount, don't stop, UA. Your people are counting on you... 👉🏿ukrinform|minusrus

[@onyekwelucletus7644]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@ignatiussangma9418]

Media propaganda of casualties by ukraine. Ukraine is winning in media. Losing the ground in reality. 🤣😂😹

[@MikeSokoloff]

Гони пургу дальше

[@user-gc5nx3vk5r]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Всегда пиздеть были горазды.