The story of the mines begins at the end of the 19th century, when a German engineer named Edmund Farke contracted with the government of Bakhmut to extract gypsum for alabaster factories.

Salt is another product which has made Bakhmut well-known in Ukraine and beyond. Before the war, the salt-mining company Artemsil produced more than 7 million tonnes of salt a year, exporting it ...

Salt United 24 Salt from mines near Bakhmut was exported far beyond Ukraine Salt is another product which has made Bakhmut well-known in Ukraine and beyond.

Residents share memories of their city, before its destruction in Russia's full-scale invasion. Salt is another product which has made Bakhmut well-known in Ukraine and beyond. Before the war, the ...

A young rescue worker who helped evacuate thousands from his hometown — a city now synonymous with the war's longest and bloodiest battle — grieves its loss but refuses to leave the frontline.

The eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, captured by Russian forces after more than 220 days of house-to-house fighting, is unique in that it comes with its own supply of bubbly to celebrate the ...

Russian media celebrate what they call a victory in Bakhmut after the longest battle of the war, but Ukrainian military leaders say the fight is not over.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. Responding to a ...

Russia claims it has control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut, after a grinding nine-month conflict. Top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over, but Ukrainian officials ...