![]() ![]() Sergei Surovikin, would be the commander of all Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. ![]() Russia's Defense Ministry announced that air force chief, Gen. ![]() He then stares out into the distance, almost as if he doesn’t really believe his own words.įILE - Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, Commander of the Russian forces in Syria, speaks, with a map of Syria projected on the screen in the back, at a briefing in the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 9, 2017. Asked if he is worried about the shelling he replies, “Afraid of what, mate? Everything is going to be okay.” Sergey is one of those Bakhmut inhabitants still walking the streets. They’re out on their bikes, running errands, and elderly women drag their shopping trolleys behind them, though which shops are open seems a mystery. Those who remain seem to live in a parallel universe. Buildings have no windows the streets are pockmarked with craters and industrial garbage bins have merged into small pools of trash. Other parts of the city take hits many times a day,” she says.Ī handful of residents are still on the streets of Bakhmut. “The artillery attacks fly every day so it’s never quiet here. The attacks are normal, says Katrusya, as she leans on a wall – a picture of composure – as we take shelter from the incoming shells. She lost her husband in the fighting a month ago. ![]()
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