Coverage dated March 3, 2023

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms

Headline from KOB 4

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops holding out in Bakhmut, with the Ukrainian army trying to help civilians flee the beleaguered eastern town. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded Saturday while trying to flee Bakhmut over a makeshift bridge, a Ukrainian army representative on the…

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  1. KOB 4

    Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops holding out in Bakhmut, with the Ukrainian army trying to help civilians flee the beleaguered eastern town. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded Saturday while trying to flee Bakhmut over a makeshift bridge, a Ukrainian army representative on the…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Civilians flee Ukraine’s Bakhmut as battle rages for eastern city (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Kyiv’s forces try to help residents escape as Russian fighters press to capture city in eastern Ukraine.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Civilians flee embattled Bakhmut as Ukrainian pullout looms amid Russian offensive (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Residents forced to flee on foot after it becomes too dangerous for them to leave eastern city by vehicle; 'I pray to God that all who remain here will survive,' says one woman

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Civilians flee Bakhmut as possible Ukrainian troop withdrawal looms (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Pressure mounted Saturday on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv's forces tried to help residents flee amid what Western analysts say may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern city that Russian forces have spent months trying to capture.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Civilians flee embattled town of Bakhmut as Ukrainian pullout looms (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Bakhmut has for months been a key target of Moscow’s grinding eastern offensive, with Russian troops inching closer to Kyiv's key eastern stronghold.

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