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Russia and Ukraine continue to battle for Bakhmut, despite multiple casualties

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Soldiers have been fighting in the area since August, and Russia has been gradually advancing, taking over much of the city. But Ukraine says it won’t concede the city.

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  1. The battle for Bakhmut is wearing Russia down

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    Russia and Ukraine continue to battle for Bakhmut, despite multiple casualties

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: Bakhmut not likely decisive — Pentagon boss – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the battle for Bakhmut is unlikely to "change the tide of the war." Ukrainian forces are said to be in a "painful and difficult" battle in the Donbas. DW rounds up the latest.

  2. NPR

    Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6) (opens NPR)

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    Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  3. The Guardian

    Ukraine continues to defend besieged city of Bakhmut (opens The Guardian)

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    Head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force says his troops’ position could be in peril due to a lack of ammunition

  4. Voice of America

    US Defense Chief Says Ukraine’s Bakhmut Has More Symbolic Than Strategic Value (opens Voice of America)

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    Area in eastern Ukraine has been the site of months of heavy fighting

  5. Newsweek

    Ukraine isn't leaving Bakhmut without a fight (opens Newsweek)

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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had vowed to hold the "fortress" settlement in the eastern Donetsk region.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Ukraine War Live Updates: Time Could Be Running Out for Ukrainian Forces in Besieged Bakhmut; Russia Turns to ‘Vintage' Tanks (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    It’s unclear how much of Bakhmut is controlled by Russian forces, and whether Ukrainain forces are starting to withdraw from parts of the city.

  7. NPR

    Russia aims to capture Bakhmut, its first important battlefield victory in months (opens NPR)

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    Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Both sides have suffered horrific losses. Russia is trying to encircle Ukrainian forces still in the city.

  8. NPR

    Russia aims to capture Bakhmut, for its first important battlefield victory in months (opens NPR)

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    Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Both sides have suffered horrific losses. Russia is trying to encircle Ukrainian forces still in the city.

  9. Washington Times

    Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city (opens Washington Times)

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    The fate of Bakhmut appeared to be hanging in the balance Monday, as Russian forces continued to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city but its defenders still denied the Kremlin the prize it has sought for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine leaders vow to bolster Bakhmut defence as battle rages (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Kyiv expresses determination to hold onto eastern city as Russian forces try to take all of Donbas region.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Ukrainian forces inflict 'high casualties' as battle for Bakhmut rages (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight in the besieged city of Bakhmut, inflicting a high casualty count among Russian forces.

  12. Al Jazeera

    What happens if Ukraine retreats from Bakhmut? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The eastern city, long seen as a prize by Russia, has been the focus of fighting for months.

  13. Insider

    Russia and Ukraine's deadliest battle is starting to look like Stalingrad 'without the importance,' expert says (opens Insider)

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    Russia and Ukraine are both taking losses in Bakhmut that are disproportionate to the city's value, but neither side looks willing to retreat.

  14. Newsweek

    The battle for Bakhmut is wearing Russia down (opens Newsweek)

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    The Wagner Group of mercenaries will be further degraded by the battle for the Donetsk city which Ukraine insists will continue.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: Kyiv generals vow to keep defending Bakhmut (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ukrainian generals have stressed withdrawing from Bakhmut was not yet on the table. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities accuse Russia of shooting a "prisoner of war" on camera. DW has rounded up the latest.

  16. France 24

    Russia vows to capture Bakhmut, push further into east (opens France 24)

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    Russia vowed Tuesday to capture the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, the epicentre of fierce fighting for months, as a precursor for offensives deeper into eastern Ukraine.

  17. Insider

    The battle for Bakhmut is getting so close that 'fistfights have been happening,' Ukrainian soldier says (opens Insider)

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    Bakhmut is increasingly expected to fall to Russian forces soon, but it's not viewed as a strategically vital city despite the brutal fighting.

  18. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Ukraine War Live Updates: Ukraine Vows to Fight on in Bakhmut and Inflict Steep Losses on Russia; China Defends Ties to Moscow (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Ukraine vowed to continue defending Bakhmut and will send reinforcements into the city in Donetsk, despite Russian forces effectively surrounding it.

  19. Newsweek

    Zelensky issues warning about what's to come if Ukraine loses Bakhmut (opens Newsweek)

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    The Ukrainian president said his military has "tactical" reasons to fight for control of the city, the site of some of the war's most intense combat.

  20. Christian Science Monitor

    Battle for Bakhmut: Will Ukraine triumph or fall to Russian forces? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Ukranian President Zelenskyy has vowed not to give up on the eastern city of Bakhmut despite a six-month-long siege by Russia. The strenuous defense of the city has a symbolic value for Ukraine’s resilience in the ongoing fight against Russia’s aggression.

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  22. Newsweek

    Why Russia wants Bakhmut (opens Newsweek)

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    Russia has been pouring its troops for months into the industrial city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region in an attempt to capture it.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Why is Ukraine still fighting in decimated city of Bakhmut? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Analysts say Ukraine is bleeding Russia of men and ammunition in eastern city as it prepares to counterstrike elsewhere.

  24. Washington Examiner

    Ukraine forces Russian troops 'to impale themselves on' Bakhmut and then reload (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Russia’s top mercenary chief is launching a new recruitment drive, continuing a public dispute with regular defense officials following battlefield losses that could sap the next Russian offensive.

  25. Shore News Network

    Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine opts to fight on in Bakhmut (opens Shore News Network)

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    (Reuters) - Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle there is pinning down Russia's best units and degrading them

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