Before leaving, the soldier reunited with Musia, learning her name and age (12 years old) from the house's landlady, after the cat had temporarily vanished.

The landlady located the cat in the attic just before the unit departed, allowing the soldier to say goodbye and learn the cat's details.

Fighting raged around the largely destroyed city of Bakhmut.

Orthodox Christians in Chasiv Yar held a Christmas service in a basement shelter on January 7, 2023

Only nine people attended the service, with most congregants having fled to safer territory

Chasiv Yar is situated 10km south of Bakhmut, the hottest point on the front line

Occupiers are turning Mariupol seaport into a military base.