“The extent and the pace of damage in Gaza only compares to the heaviest-hit cities that we’ve seen in Ukraine,” said Scher. “And those were much smaller areas. Mariupol and Bakhmut by area are smaller and the built-area density and clustering of structures was also much less.”
Also civilians in Mariupol and Bakhmut were evacuated.
Most of Bakhmut’s pre-war population of around 70,000 people fled the town a long time ago.
Ukrainian troops say it is hard to say how many civilians still remain in Bakhmut, with estimates ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 people.
Also civilians in Mariupol and Bakhmut were evacuated.
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