The scenes captured the intractability of a war that began nearly 10 months ago between two antagonists presenting very different versions of the conflict.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, wearing a plain army-green jacket, on Tuesday made perhaps his most dangerous trip to the front lines since the fighting began in February, traveling to the ravaged city of Bakhmut to hand out medals to soldiers as the thunder of artillery echoed in the distance.