Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces are attacking Kostiantinivka with cluster bombs and missiles.

Ukrainian authorities scrambled to counter the consequences of the latest bombardment, part of a recurring cycle of urban smash-and-repair that has brought little change in the course of the war.

Overall, Russia launched 81 missiles and eight exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones Thursday, according to Ukraine’s chief commander of the armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

The battle for Bakhmut has lasted 6 months and reduced the city with a prewar population of more than 70,000 to a smoldering wasteland.

The video, which Ukraine says shows the killing of an unarmed prisoner of war by Russian speakers, circulated widely on social media in Ukraine and unleashed an outcry.

Police and volunteers evacuated people from Chasiv Yar and other front-line towns in an operation made difficult by the loss of bridges and constant artillery fire that has left barely a house standing.