ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. meanwhile, according to the supreme commander of nato troops in europe, general christopher cavoli said the scale of the war is unbelivable with 2,000 large battle tanks destroyed, more than 200,000 russian soldiers and over 1,800
said they have no plans to stop fighting here, fearing what might happen. the problem is not just russia taking bakhmut. they will not stop and will keep destroying the next cities. we need to wait for reinforcements to come and then kick them out. for now there is no mention or sign of a ukrainian withdrawal from bakhmut, no doubt that if russia were to take bakhmut, it would be a major victory, particularly after such a difficult fight on both sides, but it is the up for debate how much of a strategic victory it would be, how much more they could do from there even with a new foothold in donbas. how much more they could press forward certainly after this fight in bakhmut which will have left them in a weakened state. and as we mentioned, the biden administration is rolling
controlled by any one country. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv.
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