Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in
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Russian forces continued to encroach on Bakhmut but its defenders still denied the Kremlin the prize it has sought for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.
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Fighting for the defence of the eastern city of Bakhmut is intensifying, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Tuesday. Russian forces achieved a “breakthrough”…
Russian forces appear to be tightening the noose around the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk, prompting military analysts to question whether Ukraine should withdraw.
Russian forces were continuing to tighten the noose around Bakhmut, the hotly contested city in eastern Ukraine that has become an unlikely focus of the year-old war.
Russia says seizing Bakhmut would open the way to fully controlling the rest of the strategic eastern Donbas industrial region, one of the main objectives of its invasion a year ago.
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Capturing the key city would give Moscow a rare battlefield gain after months of setbacks. But Kyiv says Russia is losing hundreds of fighters every day in Bakhmut. DW rounds up the latest.
Kyiv seen as likely to retreat rather than allow soldiers to become surrounded in longest and bloodiest battle of war; Moscow defense chief makes rare visit near front line
Russian forces continued to encroach on Bakhmut but its defenders still denied the Kremlin the prize it has sought for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.
Ukrainian military leaders are vowing to hold onto Bakhmut as Russian forces encroach on the devastated eastern city. The Kremlin has sought to capture it for six months at the
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.
The fate of Bakhmut appears to be hanging in the balance as Russian forces continue to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city. But its defenders are still denying the
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