Ukrainian defence of Bakhmut under severe pressure as Russian forces say they are closing in itv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from itv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges allowing troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River.
Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are now ‘vulnerable to Russian attack on three sides’ and one Ukrainian commander described the fighting as a ‘slaughterhouse on both sides’.
Russia Close to Encircling Ukraine s Bakhmut after Months of Fighting chronicle.lu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chronicle.lu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Russian artillery pounded the last routes out of Bakhmut on Friday, aiming to complete the encirclement of the besieged Ukrainian city and bring Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest battle of the war. The head of Russia's Wagner private army said the city, which has been blasted to ruins in Russia's more than seven month onslaught, was almost completely surrounded with only one road still open for Ukraine's troops.