Ukraine's Bakhmut: Inside the frontline city • FRANCE 24 English

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The eastern city of Bakhmut has become the most active and violent frontline in the Ukraine war. It is constantly pounded with both Russian and Ukrainian artillery, and infantry is fighting on the streets. Our reporters James André and Mayssa Awad spent six days inside Bakhmut. They followed Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold the city and the last residents struggling to survive under constant shelling. This is their exclusive report.
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@atomic4650 Год назад

Honestly, massive respect for this kind of reporting, takes a lot of courage to get that close to the fighting.

@anniecameron6794 Год назад

Try living in it daily its crazy

@GP30277 Год назад

@@anniecameron6794because you would know

@Cerbyo Год назад

up close to THE REAR LINES? ok. more than don lemon at least

@kwame176 Год назад

@@Cerbyo😂😂

@psychologianiestacjonarna6558 Год назад

" Wounded Ukrainian soldiers are ferried to military hospitals " And the Russians (Wagners)... are crawling wave after wave over the bodies of the previous wave. Russia doesn't evacuate or care even about its own casualties, life has just a value of body meat...

@faizal6948 Год назад

A massive respect to France 24 for reporting the ground situation. Tired of hearing unconfirmed news, spread by skynews, DW, CNN etc.

@SelfProclaimedEmperor Год назад

The confirmed news is that Russia has suffered the worst humiliation of the 21st century, 11 months into a planned 3 day war against a country 27 times smaller.

@congthucle7937 Год назад

By not nó.

@DCS977 Год назад

@@congthucle7937 ,,,shut up!!👉🐂🐂🐂🦆🦆++

@elperrodj-lazcano8493 Год назад

CNN 🤑🤑🤡🤡🤡

@user-fr9mw9go7z Год назад

And from another dide?

@67ned Год назад

And all of them speaking Russian language?!

@levkotovskiy4981 Год назад

Yes, and it's sad. Because this indicates the imperial policy of ruzzia during the times of the ussr

@reinoud6377 Год назад

Why aren't the civilians forcably evacuated by the military? Isn't that obliged by the Geneva convention?

@RuleofFive Год назад

The absolute waste of human lives for a horrible reason is beyond my comprehension. I hope that young couple finds some peace.

@redacted.are.best. Год назад

Really not understood, for 11 months?

@patrickhenry6695 Год назад

@@redacted.are.best. you mean since 2014

@redacted.are.best. Год назад

@@patrickhenry6695 Well 11 months can't be compared.

@kathya1956 Год назад

Guy will probably get conscripted.

@tayikolla6205 Год назад

Right. Nato neutrality was worth 100,000 Ukrainian casualties?

@bobzitsomee5987 Год назад

This is how a war video should be presented. ...Realtime and raw ..unbiased...honest... .not propaganda b.s.

@philiplyapunov Год назад

"honest"

@MidngihtVisitor Год назад

Still waiting for the "unbiased and raw" part you're talking about

@AnonDoge Год назад

@@MidngihtVisitor I mean the damage didn't appear out of thin air.... We all know who is doing this...

@funbigly Год назад

Did you love how the civilians are walking around in plain sight, while the Uke troops duck and cover inside buildings???

@cronos1.2_sqrt5.2 Год назад

@@AnonDoge Obama? Nuland? Both?

@rinatst.petersburg6511 Год назад

Question: when are you people going to admit this is nato artillery, not ukranian? I also hear people speak Russian language in the first minutes. That can tell us something...

@levkotovskiy4981 Год назад

🤡 Кацап, харе спамити. Франція всеодно поставляє Цезарі і танки, як би ти не кукарікав тут

@sullybiker6520 Год назад

I am so impressed with that girl's dignity. Apologizing for showing some emotion, and refusing to fight with her father. What an astouding people under such awful circumstances.

@dexterstudio480 Год назад

That old woman sentimnt of waiting for peace is so heartbreaking

@princess0584 Год назад

Im from Philippines .just now i shed tears 😭😭😭😭..i met Ukrainian in my work she always cry .i piity her

@fabianpillay860 Год назад

America doesn't like peace

@fada3399 Год назад

If you never been in that situation where you have to leave your home for nowhere, you're not going to get. It's sad!

@VREmirate Год назад

Yes. Humanitarian aid can find a nice apartment but for how long, 1 month, 6 months, 1year max? Also once you leave, no one will let you back in. It's a very difficult decision not to be taken lightly.

@Alonsel3 Год назад

To see her go back to her shelled apartment and seeing the emotions hit her in real time is truly the real front line civilian story.

@robertokandal Год назад

pack man w want to buy one

@unknownwarrior666 Год назад

Saddened me to see that lone old lady strolling along with her shopping trolley like nothing was wrong. Keep your heads held high your doing a grand job on the battlefield ❤️💙

@ibrahimsaid5121 Год назад

I have experienced this kind of horrific situation since when i was young in my beloved country Somalia, it was hard and terrifying situation.

@MrPeterPan Год назад

Don’t worry, it’ll be bettter after the city is liberated. The west messed your country up too

@alextyy Год назад

BS, nobody invaded Somalia

@ebonymaw8457 Год назад

@@alextyy there was still a war there, which is what he is talking about.

@edmond8603 Год назад

@@alextyy So quick to jump you morrrron,

@Habshoosh Год назад

@@alextyy Civil war is even far worse than invasion, in terms of threat on people's lives & impact on their livelihood.

@bigchiefmanagement8524 Год назад

City war is the most deadly war ever and I have been through this in my lifetime South Sudan 🇸🇸… I can truly feel their pain 😢

@MilanDrazic Год назад

Those propagandist don't care of south Sudan

@edgzta Год назад

Urban warfare is indeed very cruel.

@user-xt5xl3hc9r Год назад

А что тебе сделали суданцы?

@4a4i4 Год назад

а что ты в судане делал

@dejangamingytgameszaramoth1852 Год назад

You invaded that country? How come you aren't bad guy then?

@seabound1350 Год назад

I really appreciate this kind of reporting, thank you 🙏

@yosephmulu4435 Год назад

Thanks France 24 for sharing the updates from the ground.

@XXX3155 Год назад

This piece hit different. No one shows the civilians that are caught in all this - and honestly that was so impactful. That bit about the family hit me way too hard, there's no way that family will ever be whole ever again after this war

@uilnosaj Год назад

Civilians are just a by product, where were you when the US bombed a wedding in Afghanistan, Yeman and etc..

@MihaiRUdeRO Год назад

@@uilnosaj Where were you when Russia eradicated entire cities in Chechnya?

@kentonian Год назад

Never forget that Russia did much worse in Afghanistan and they didn’t have a 911

@grahamt5924 Год назад

@@uilnosaj whataboutisim.

@hithere7382 Год назад

@@grahamt5924 It's not so nice when it's used against you russian shill is it?

@janweigel3058 Год назад

I feel like "what are you doing in this sector, it is being shelled" is one of the most badass things you can hear and document as a journalist

@9UaYXxB Год назад

The journalists aren't there to swagger. They're there out of a commitment to truth. Those are not mere words, they are living their belief system.

@OSTemli Год назад

Watch RT journalist, getting out from hotel rubble when struck by ukraine artillery. Goes out and sleep, no fear.

@fordfokus9408 Год назад

FRIENDS, FRANCE❗UKRAINIANS NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN BAHMUT❗THANK YOU ✊

@kriskross63 Год назад

If a journalist does not hear such questions, it is not a journalist

@axiom1509 Год назад

This is bestiality, extreme exploitation of Ukrainian vassal.

@Lonely-Poland-Com Год назад

The tragedy of wasted lives for such a senseless reason is heart-wrenching. My thoughts are with the young couple affected by this tragedy.

@lieschenmultikill5038 Год назад

French journalists are top notch/ first class. Our German reporting is not even a fraction as good as this! Awesone work!

@jamesrivers8755 Год назад

Europe needs to engage The Russians/bring the devastation to Moscow!

@tonybrown3192 Год назад

Huge respect to James André and Mayssa Awad and to France24 for their reporting here - this is the reality of this awful war. So much of the reporting is like we are seeing a sports match being played out with military and political pundits opining like its the World Cup or something, it's really grotesque. People are being ripped apart literally and figuratively and it shows absolutely no sign of stopping any time soon. Tragic.

@Michael_Veritas Год назад

@@robmoreno3094Correct they don’t want to report from Russian side. It’s much easier to lie from just Ukrainian side.

@eimisavageofficial9196 Год назад

Lol shut.up...drunk boy

@rachidsabil3873 Год назад

search for Patrick Lancaster if you want to see reportages from the other side

@robertolang9684 Год назад

they failed to report and film the dead bodies in pieces of the soldiers ?

@sujac664 Год назад

@@rachidsabil3873 I've heard consistently that he was a Kremlin picked and paid plant since they first invaded 2014... someone to cover over/muddy the truth of Russias conquest over Ukraine, for the western speakers... apparently there're quite a few of them for all major countries and audiences 🤔

@unclesamautos Год назад

Very good report not just lines on a map.

@jorgecorona9208 Год назад

This is the Best report I have seen this far, I got to see both sides of the coin as to the feelings of the people there. Thank you

@3tektv646 Год назад

I like to hear the soldiers talk about their experiences, they tell the real stories and what is really happening.

@TheClaudio7078 Год назад

There s channel on RU-vid that have exactly that

@rogerfournier3284 Год назад

Yep

@shivanshna7618 Год назад

@@TheClaudio7078 channel name?

@marcelschulz734 Год назад

Maby they forget the tortures pro-russians has to suffer by ukrainian facists.

@muffinman4811 Год назад

This is honestly stellar reporting my god

@danielarcadia7243 Год назад

yes ..will be used in military history lessons , as reported 10 % population remained ( proof of Darwinism not bright ) ... next time don't give population time to think ...rolling fire bombing .. giving time for ding bats to leave

@515coldfire Год назад

They just left the fact that ukronazis are the ines attacking civillians

@pepelepew1227 Год назад

5:10 wow zelenskyy copying russian strategy

@dunkey7739 Год назад

@@pepelepew1227ok

@giovannirondon7412 Год назад

Great reporting. I felt like I was there for a few minutes. So much stress and sadness on their facial expressions.

@sammearns428 Год назад

One of the most informative and honest reports since the war started. Let's pray the family reunite and work out their differences.

@korespodance2815 Год назад

wow, rare, excellent reporting on this tragic theatre of war that shows the complexity of the situation.

@tugatgalut Год назад

This is a tragedy. End the war. Peace. 🙏🙏

@65stang98 Год назад

this battle is gonna be one of the most famous in history being how long and how much coverage it has received.

@academicresearch2280 Год назад

Good reporting, many thanks.

@zafarmalik9625 Год назад

I hope peace ✌️ will prevail and people will be living happily again war is bad anywhere the situation looks really bad at the moment

@Honeybee897 Год назад

I pray day and night for this war to end. I am hurting, I am losing confidence in humanity. We have wars in Africa aswell but the atrocities are not known to the world.

@teleguy5699 Год назад

We tend to relate to people we can identify with sadly. Plus, another sad thing is, this could go global with one misstep. A lot more riding on the outcome than civil wars in other nations.

@mohamedpatehbarry1827 Год назад

This video is straight unbiased,I hesitated to click it at first. Kudus to the media team I ve been longing to see footages from bahkmut but here I got a full, comprehensive video

@sibolang6501 Год назад

I❤️U UKRAINA 🇺🇦🇺🇦💪💪👍💪 From Indonesian 🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🙏🙏🙏

@impostor101 Год назад

Maan all my strength were drain after watching those wounded soldiers

@HouseholdDog Год назад

Get to the negotiating table...

@youreonlyadream Год назад

wow amazing video! Thank you for bringing us inside and see whats its like. Much respect

@crleeusa Год назад

Near Zero spin. Awesome reporting. Thank you, am subscribing.

@ishadowmarshall282 Год назад

This was an excellent reporting from the front line. Bravo!!

@virgiliustancu9293 Год назад

I don't think that half of those soldiers will survive until next week.

@thewho5786 Год назад

Fighting will get intense in that area as soledar is already fallen.

@NoName-ml5yk Год назад

It's fascinating how little sense of self preservation some people have.

@volodymyr3169 Год назад

Please elaborate

@daventure Год назад

@@volodymyr3169 he's probably referring to the citizens casualy walking the streets. Apparently not caring about the artillery going off in the area. I think... If you endure such cruelty everyday for a long span you get numb to it. Humans have an "amazing" ability to adapt in such situations

@crazychase98 Год назад

@@daventure Is it really adapting though

@saigonlovely3648 Год назад

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Roses for the people of Ukraine and brave journalists.

@joaquinxy Год назад

Today, Bakhmut is now being operationally encircled and there is one last road left to resupply. We thank you FRANCE24 for sticking their necks out to report the struggles of this fortress city.

@kieronkilgannon8135 Год назад

street fighting is the most brutal i feel sorry for all involved

@catdogmousecheese Год назад

More brutal than trench warfare?

@RazorMouth Год назад

It's actually the least brutal of all types of warfare. Lots of protection with the buildings.

@somedudeonline1936 Год назад

@@RazorMouth that means it's brutal because you have to get the enemy out of those buildings

@RazorMouth Год назад

@@somedudeonline1936 open field or desert warfare would be 10 times worse.

@edwardd9702 Год назад

The WW2 Germans were the masters of maneuver warfare in the desert or the Russian steppe but urban fighting ate them up as it does everyone.

@eastafricanforever3457 Год назад

Those civilians walking relaxed while shelling continues 🥺

@agostinozara4488 Год назад

Good documentary for a french production...no bullish.. as usual but straight reality. Good work

@soloar2007 Год назад

One of the best reports of the entire war thus far

@joeenglishtv Год назад

Great report from the front line!

@paulvarn4712 Год назад

High quality reporting.

@aaz3313 Год назад

Very good report, which emphasize, that peace is the most important for people.

@Jensth Год назад

Great reporting! Brutal reality.

@Riverdeepnwide Год назад

Peace and restoration to beautiful Ukraine people and country.

@slobodanpopovic4358 Год назад

@F AMERICA kikiiukukikullllo

@steveaksel Год назад

The first group of troops they interview look so clean with helmets and gear that you would touch them a lot with your hands, everything is dirty around them but are still clean and new, freshly shaven, they don't look like they have been on the zero line very long. Very strange.

@proto-nm9hr Год назад

Fresh troops are rotated constantly due to the high casualty rates

@proto-nm9hr Год назад

@@LXT43 I am Ukrainian I lost a friend already in bakhmut

@steveaksel Год назад

@@proto-nm9hr You would think they would pull them back a few KM for rest but could they completely re-outfit them with new clothes and gear, have you seen what the guys in the trenches look like? you can't scrub that away with a week off in the rear.

@mariiaaleksevych7360 Год назад

@@steveaksel those guys were not filmed in trenches. France 24 did not go to the trenches, the trenches in progress of creation is not on "zero point" obviously

@saccorhytus Год назад

Imagine it almost sound like a constant thunder storm for weeks or months

@toguchina6159 Год назад

Thank you for your work

@erolegario Год назад

As an American, I empathize with the woman and her Dad. The US War of Independence was not supported entirely by everyone. There were many loyalists to the Crown. The lady referred to herself as a Patriot, while the older father held an ethnic and Soviet view. "Patriot"

@Fantabiscuit Год назад

Not Soviet. Only ethnic and religious belonging

@aranireland Год назад

Just incredible reporting. Thank you

@SCg64 Год назад

Pourquoi il n'y a t-il pas de sous-titres ?

@williampenatac9832 Год назад

It’s so heart breaking! But Navajos also say “whoaaa bah!” And “what the!” Navajo Prayers from the US!

@elmerdancy2673 Год назад

These are the cleanest soldiers ever to come out of an active combat zone. 🤣😅🤣🤔🤫

@MegaStevie14 Год назад

Great reporting very informative and interesting

@rutgerolsen5157 Год назад

Will never understand why 20 year old civilians are not signing up while staying in Bakhmut

@marcogallostampino2063 Год назад

Povere persone,Signore Dio Onnipotente,ferma questa guerra e porta la Tua Pace nel mondo,abbi misericordia di noi e perdona i nostri peccato.Grazie.Amen🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️😞😞

@danibass1085 Год назад

Non serve un cazzo pregare, Dio non esiste, è una invenzione fantasiosa dell'uomo

@michaelopoku4837 Год назад

Great reportage. The sad realities of war. I hope peace talks start soon.

@leewilkinson8609 Год назад

So sad to see all this..this didn't have to happen. Hats off to he doctors and nurses and volunteers that risk their lives to help...real heroes..

@josephroessler7724 Год назад

My prayers are with the Ukrainian people and realized that people have it a lot worse problems than I do "God Please protect theses people and keep them safe ""

@1Chitus Год назад

The other stories made Bakmut seem like a tiny village, but we can see here it's a big city. It really shows just how devastating and destructive the fighting is. This invasion is so senseless and cruel.

@FreedomAlternativeRO Год назад

@@user-yv3lg1jx4l Пять рублей.

@user-dk4sm7eb8h Год назад

No one is interested in why all this is happening, how much grief people have experienced over the past eight years in the Donbas. Everyone is sorry for Ukrainians, only their president is not sorry for them

@f1r3hunt3rz5 Год назад

I wish people said the same thing when USA invaded Iraq and Afghanistan.

@kerrynball2734 Год назад

A rare example where western media shows that some locals actually support the Russian side of the story.

@Dontstressbenchpress Год назад

A very small minority…

@ruzziasht349 Год назад

It's 1/2 a family, so yes it's rare.

@ericsuarez834 Год назад

@@Dontstressbenchpress The further west you move the more pro Bandera

@tewkroi7242 Год назад

Вони безперервно перебувають під дією російської пропаганди точно як і російське населення. Гітлера підтримувала абсолютна більшість населення Німеччини. Не варто недооцінювати силу брехні.

@normaluser333 Год назад

Yeah, like 3% of the population

@jackwing3499 Год назад

100 a day in one hospital, don’t even mention the ones that are bagged up into trucks

@kreeba5220 Год назад

Let peace return without delay The international community should intervene.

@frantisekjanosik5339 Год назад

brave people..

@Travis26X Год назад

Its amazing that anyone can get used to living under those circumstances

@swany001 Год назад

This is the sad part of any war , The inocent civilians that have to suffer because of polititions and politics' who are pretty warm and safe miles away from any danger.

@Boopathydubai Год назад

It is a proxy war.

@kriskross63 Год назад

The question is: how ‚innocent‘ are civilians who elected this government?

@johneckerd1750 Год назад

Great show thanks

@pechpunlorksourn1561 Год назад

Let's fight for peace and independence

@agustindejesus7398 Год назад

It is sad. How can anyone live like that....scare, unsecure, expecting the worth every day.

@goranjeremic2775 Год назад

Made in USA.

@agustindejesus7398 Год назад

@@goranjeremic2775 Gor, i thought it was....made in Japan.

@bintafaal-kohlschmidt1753 Год назад

Oh god pls stop this war 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏

@notsoeloquent Год назад

Send the weapons.

@peace-to-the-world Год назад

There is a song written long time ago by ukrainian muscian called "Тарас Петриненко - Господи помилуй нас" with exact words in its content

@charconiff949 Год назад

Thank you ❤❤

@CCC2020 Год назад

great reporting!

@josh77577 Год назад

These hospital with constant waves of wounded is working way smoother than the NHS.

@ibrahimtouman2279 Год назад

no bureaucracy and tons of paperwork 😂

@user-vp5vj3yy7d Год назад

Please use blur in the next videos. We are talking about people's lives, as locations can be easily tracked

@hatecrewsix2 Год назад

SBU are like gestapo

@hotrodjones74 Год назад

The most dangerous retaliation is from the Ukrainian government and the Azov battalion for saying something "unpatriotic". The father and two boys who are pro-Russian are in the greatest danger.

@ibrahimtouman2279 Год назад

This report is delayed 1 month, positions have changed since then!

@miskowski1500 Год назад

Really great material.

@smarkasmc Год назад

Thank you for this documentary👍Слава Україні! 💙💛🌻

@yankeehunter4726 Год назад

@branokrajcovic8863 Год назад

I can't understand why people with kids don't want to leave the city :/ :(

@s.a.3894 Год назад

Maybe they wait for russians to come and liberate the city?

@upupandaway5646 Год назад

Home

@pepelepew1227 Год назад

low iq. i would have left the moment a foreign soldier step 1 foot in. fighting for a corrupt country isnt worth it and democracy will simply defund the veterans anyway.

@_bbie Год назад

Some financially incapable

@IvanIvan-nv5sd Год назад

Ждут освобождения Россией

@protossdrew7 Год назад

“No work, no money, its cold, we’re hungry.” Lol 💯 It was like this in Bahkmut before the war. Its literally always been like that.

@levkotovskiy4981 Год назад

Are you dumb?

@kenedzrasim7497 Год назад

Wow. They look really in "shape"! 300 pounds each! Scary.

@memirandawong Год назад

This is by far the best kind of unbiased reporting, in documentary style. Very professional and very informative. After watching this segment I feel I have a good understanding of this situation. Hopefully you can follow up with the daughter/father and split family. This tells an even larger story than the war itself.

@user-eu6et4uf9d Год назад

Почему ты решил что это непредвзятый репортаж? Ты там был?

@zograf4572 Год назад

How can something be unbiased when it's all about one side. Have you seen russian soldiers being interviewed? When you hear all sides of the story than it is unbiased.

@andia968 Год назад

Way better than the biased cnn bbc crux etc

@BoleDaPole Год назад

Hahaha he said unbiased 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the laugh. Wonder why they never cover the shelling of civilians in donbass.. eh what am I saying thats the Russians shelling themselves 🤣🤣

@elkudos6262 Год назад

Well, if Russians were to allow journalists to come near, without shooting on sight or kidnap and torture, then they probably could have gotten an interview published, as it is, though...

@alimamulma3sum14 Год назад

11:08 "They just don't give up so they must be on drugs" Ummm that's called having clear goals and achieving them.

@depiqh Год назад

@wisemansifiso3382 Год назад

Good and brave reporting imdeed. I sentiment that people. ❤❤❤✌✌👍👍👍

@xmorals3874 Год назад

Hits different for these people at mass on a Sunday while artillery can be heard being going off outside...

@jonathanfoster2568 Год назад

Amazing reporting and many thanks for providing in English Merci 🙏

@WoolyJumper5 Год назад

Amazing piece, thanks France24.

@shawnmartin1449 Год назад

It's amazing how ever video I see soldiers have on brand new uniforms and civilians have on brand new clothes in a war that's been going on for over 40 years! The end is not near but something dark is already hear on this earth!

@kubek555 Год назад

incredibly brave for these volunteers to pick up people at the front line and take them to safety

@DDCCO61 Год назад

When the old grey haired men are fighting then you know you are in trouble. The average of a soldier in Vietnam was nineteen.

@rbs1997 Год назад

Thats when u know the country is facing an existential threat

@antebratincevic6764 Год назад

I am living in southern Europe, Mediteranean coast, and I see every day guys 20 - 40 years old in new cars with Ukrainian license plates.

@shupdawupidy Год назад

When the old grey haired men are fighting then you know they are fighting for their home

@RazorMouth Год назад

@@antebratincevic6764 the ones who got out early or paid corrupt border guards to get out.

@joisagirlsname Год назад

And remind me...how did Vietnam turn out, again?

@jakelex1177 Год назад

Thank you for showing the pro russian individuals in the reporting as well. Many outlets wouldn't do that

@sevenhelmets Год назад

It's an interesting perspective. I'm curious how they justify Russians shelling their city and completely destroying it. I'm assuming a fair amount of mental gymnastics....