Ukraine aims to retake ground by Bakhmut, Russia says it repelled attacks
(Reuters) – Ukrainian military officials said on Friday that Kyiv was persistently working to retake land near the shattered eastern city of Bakhmut while Russian forces were pouring in additional troops in…
Ukraine says fighting decreases in Bakhmut, shelling continues around it
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday fighting had decreased in Bakhmut but shelling continued in the area around it, with its troops keeping a small foothold on the city’s edge and Russian…
Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine says closer to encircling Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine gave conflicting accounts of the situation in Bakhmut on Sunday, with Kyiv saying it still controlled a small part of the besieged eastern city while Moscow congratulated…
Explainer-How important is the claimed capture by Russia’s Wagner Group of Ukraine’s Bakhmut?
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that his Wagner fighters had completed the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense…
Key moments in the Battle of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east
KYIV, (Reuters) – The battle for the small city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region has become the longest and bloodiest of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is a timeline…
Russia’s Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was unlikely to fall to his mercenary forces in the next two days as fighting raged around…
Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut
By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said it had made new advances on Wednesday in heavy fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and that Russia was…
Russia’s Wagner group signals it will stay in Bakhmut after threat to quit
(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw his forces from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after receiving promises overnight that they would get…
Russians pound frontline positions in Bakhmut, Ukraine military says
(Reuters) – Russian forces pounded the city of Bakhmut, the months-old focal point of their attempts to capture the eastern Ukrainian industrial region of Donbas, and the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary…
Russia says Wagner fighters take two more blocks in battered Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday that Wagner mercenary units supported by airborne troops had captured two more city blocks in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, target of a major offensive…
Ukraine forces pull back as Russia mounts ‘re-energised’ Bakhmut assault, UK says
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from some territory in the battlefield city of Bakhmut as Russia mounts a renewed assault there with intense artillery fire over the…
Russian official claims 75% of Bakhmut seized
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian-installed head of the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on Monday that Russian forces controlled more than 75% of the besieged city of Bakhmut. The battle…
Russia’s Prigozhin says no sign Ukraine quitting Bakhmut, more support needed
(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s private Wagner militia said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were not abandoning the city of Bakhmut but that, even if they did, he would need more…
Russian forces advance in Ukraine’s Bakhmut – Russian-installed leader
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian forces are moving forward in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut despite fierce resistance and have almost taken full control of a metals plant there,…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: More than 1,100 Russian dead in less than a week in Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Russian forces suffered more than 1,100 dead in less than a week of battles near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the focal point of fighting in eastern Ukraine, President…
Fall of Bakhmut would not mean Russia has turned tide of war – Pentagon chief
By Idrees Ali AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was of more symbolic than operational importance, and its fall would…
Ukraine’s ground forces commander visits besieged Bakhmut to talk strategy, boost morale
By Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV (Reuters) – The commander of Ukrainian ground forces Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi visited besieged Bakhmut to boost morale and talk strategy with units defending the town and surrounding…
Russia’s Prigozhin, Ukraine give varying accounts on fighting near Bakhmut
(Reuters) -Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said forces of his Wagner group had captured the village of Yahidne, just north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. But Ukrainian military reports issued…
Zelenskiy says Ukraine will defend Bakhmut within reason from Russia
By Gianluca Semeraro and Ronald Popeski (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Sunday that Ukraine would maintain its months-long defence of the eastern city of Bakhmut, mindful…
Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
SIVERSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a…
Fierce fighting in north of Ukraine’s Bakhmut, says Russian head of Wagner militia
(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus…
Russia likely planning to encircle Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut, Britain says
(Reuters) – Russia is likely planning to encircle the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut with tactical advances to the north and south, Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday. The capture of the…
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