A destroyed Russian tank stands by the road in front of an orthodox temple in the liberated town of Sviatohirsk. Russia is losing from 50 to 100 soldiers each day in the battle of Bakhmut amid its desperate attempts to capture the city in the eastern Donetsk Oblast, a military spokesman said on Dec. 4. Speaking on TV, Eastern Military Command spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty said that about as many Russian soldiers get wounded in action near Bakhmut daily. For months, Russia has massed troops and equipment to surround and capture Bakhmut in a brutal campaign participated by the Russian state-backed military company Wagner Group. (Photo by Andriy Andriyenko / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)