Bakhmut hangs by thread; US soldier who fought there reflects on losses

A former U.S. military servicemember now fighting for Ukrainian forces recalls the sacrifices, the optimism, and the stress of his multiple deployments into the eastern Ukrainian city.

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Daniel Montano* was in Bakhmut just a week and a half ago.

The former U.S. military servicemember spent much of the last year fighting on behalf of the Ukrainian army, making repeated trips into the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

And so n…