Bakhmut

Bakhmut (Ukrainian: Бахму́т) is a city of 72,000 people (2021) in Donetsk Oblast. It is known as a place where salt is mined, and for having the largest production of sparkling wines in the classic bottle method in Eastern Europe. The city was largely destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It has been under Russian control since May 2023.

Understand


The city's name is sometimes written as Bachmut. From 1924 to 2016, it was known as Artemivsk (Ukrainian: Артемівськ) or Artyomovsk (Russian: Артёмовск) after the Soviet revolutionary Fyodor Sergeyev, better known by his nickname "Comrade Artyom". Ukraine passed a de-communization law in 2015 in the wake of the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution, outlawing the display of all Soviet and communist symbols. Accordingly, the city was re-named back to Bakhmut, though Russian media and supporters of Russia still use the old Soviet-era name.

The towns of Chasiv Yar and Soledar are included in the Bakhmut municipality.

Get in
It lies about 89 km north of Donetsk.

By car
The Kharkiv-Rostov and Donetsk-Kyiv highways run through Bakhmut.

By train
Bakhmut train station is the main gate of the city. Long-distance trains from Moscow, Donetsk, Luhansk, Minsk and the south of Russia. In the summer season, trains are added to the directions Moscow - South of Russia. Also, suburban electric trains run to Gorlovka, Debaltsevo, Donetsk, Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk.

By bus
You can also get to the city by bus to one of the bus stations.


 * Central bus station. Serves all intercity routes.
 * Suburban bus station. Serves suburban routes, in particular satellite cities: Chasov-Yar and Soledar

Get around
The city has a public transport system consisting of a network of trolleybuses and buses.

There are several taxi services in the city.

Soledar
The name of the town (Соледар) stands for 'gift of salt' in Russian and Ukrainian.

Drink
Drink sparkling wine from Art Winery.