A Ukrainian soldier stands near a German self-propelled Panzerhaubitze 2000 artillery at his position on the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo by Libkos/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian soldier rests at his position on the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo by Libkos/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian serviceman with Easter cake attends a special service for Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes at St Michael's Cathedral before Orthodox Christmas in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters)





Vasilii (34), service man with Ukraine’s 80th brigade, slices an Easter cake in a forward position during heavy fighting amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, close to Bakhmut Ukraine on April 16, 2023. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





Ukrainian soldiers in war-hit Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Iryna Rubakova via AP Photo)





Ukrainian artillery unit operates from muddy trenches near the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, close to Bakhmut, Ukraine on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





Metropolitan Epiphanius I, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine sprinkles holy water on Ukrainian servicemen with Easter cakes during a special service for Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes at St Michael’s Cathedral before Orthodox Christmas in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters)





Ukrainian artillery unit operates from muddy trenches near the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, close to Bakhmut Ukraine on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





Ukrainian soldiers in a shelter in war-hit Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Iryna Rubakova via AP Photo)





Ukrainian artillery unit operates from muddy trenches near the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, close to Bakhmut, Ukraine on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





Military chaplain Yurii looks on in a trench after an Orthodox Easter service for Ukrainian servicemen at their position, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on April 15, 2023. (Photo by Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters)





Ukrainian soldiers wave in war-hit Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Iryna Rubakova via AP Photo)





A Ukrainian soldier looks on at his position on the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo by Libkos/AP Photo)





A Ukrainian soldier smokes as he rests in war-hit Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Iryna Rubakova via AP Photo)