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 officers killed or wounded. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut or at least what is lef
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. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analysts ca
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. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city, thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it, now their co
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The basement and are using them. Like a human shield, because they organized a command headquarters nearby. The hostages are being interrogated, the police do not know whether there are children among the hostages noted bolvinov. Ukraine is preparing for a major offensive by russia, which may begin in the coming weeks, writes the reuters agency, commenting on the meeting of the supreme commanderinchief, which was held the day before in kharkiv. The offensive of the occupiers on the Northern Borders looks like an attempt to draw restrictions into the battle. The reserves of the Ukrainian Defense forces, the article says, after that, the invaders will go on the main offensive at the beginning of summer, journalists assume, and the enemy is also accumulating units on the border with sumy oblast. In his evening address, president Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized that the armed forces of ukraine are counterattacking the enemy in kharkiv oblast, but threats remain. Russia is trying to expand t