Bakhmut

Early spring thaw known as 'rasputitsa' has turned eastern Ukraine's battlefields to mud, which could hamper both sides.

US President Joe Biden went there a week ago to mark the first anniversary of the war. Washington has said in recent days it worries that China could send weapons to Russia, which Beijing denies. It was not possible to independently confirm the reports. “For this we have everything – motivation, confidence, friends, diplomacy.” Russia is trying to encircle Bakhmut and force Ukraine to pull out its garrison. “Both sides stay in their positions because, as you see, spring means mud.

Russia's offensive in the east is increasingly zeroing in on the city of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military said on February 28, with President Volodymyr ...

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DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The situation in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was "extremely tense" on Tuesday, the commander of Ukrainian ...

The fierce fighting for the industrial city of Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk continues to rage, as Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its 370th day.

The March 1-2 meeting of the G20 foreign ministers will be held days after a meeting of finance chiefs of the bloc in Bengaluru, where they wrangled over condemning Russia for the war, failed to reach a consensus on a joint statement and settled instead for a summary document. The fierce fighting for the industrial city of Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk has been the longest-running battle of Russia's year-long offensive. The fierce fighting for the industrial city of Bakhmut in the eastern region of Donetsk continues to rage, as Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its 370th day.

Ukrainian service members ride inside an infantry fighting vehicle near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, ...

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Commander of Ukrainian Ground Forces says Russia has suffered 'significant losses' in the besieged town of Bakhmut.

Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as they attempted to encircle the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, the site of a ...

Ukraine's military said Russia had strengthened its forces in the Bakhmut area and was shelling settlements around the city. "The southern part of Bakhmut is the only area which can be described as under Ukrainian control. Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as they attempted to encircle the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, the site of a bloody, months-long battle. Per person, France spent around twice as much on Ukrainian refugees as on "classic asylum seekers", the auditor found. "I do not see any signs that such things are even being discussed." "This information is false and does not correspond to reality." The fighting came as Ukraine's head of military intelligence dismissed fears that China was considering supplying arms to Russia. The scheme has allowed them access to rights denied to other asylum seekers, including the ability to work, health services, schooling for children and emergency accommodation. Russian forces are pressing their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempt to encircle the mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the toughest fighting since the start of the war. [Russia](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/russia/) had strengthened its forces in the Bakhmut area and was shelling settlements around the city. [Ukraine](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/)'s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering supplying arms to [Russia](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/russia/), telling US media that he saw no "signs that such things are even being discussed". [Ukraine's](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/) ground forces has said as Russian troops step up their efforts to encircle the eastern city.

Kremlin ally Alexander Lukashenko has embarked on a three-day trip to China, as Washington accuses Beijing of being anything but an "honest broker" over the ...

Ukraine's military said Russia has strengthened its forces in Bakhmut and was shelling settlements around the city. Read more at straitstimes.com.

That would give Russia its first major prize in more than half a year and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in the Donetsk region. “The southern part of Bakhmut is the only area which can be described as under Ukrainian control. Reuters saw several military vehicles stuck in mud. There was no immediate US response. In all other districts, the situation is unpredictable,” he said in a video commentary, adding: “It is impossible to say where the front line lies.” DONETSK PROVINCE – The situation in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was “extremely tense” on Tuesday, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said, as Russian troops besieging it stepped up their assault in a bid to encircle it.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged Monday that the situation is deteriorating around Bakhmut. Russian forces and private military ...

and redeploy their forces for the counteroffensive and then strike Bakhmut again," he said. But he said it should be watched whether Ukraine decides to send its elite forces into Bakhmut or whether they reserve those forces for a counter-offensive expected in the spring. The Ukrainians launched a counter-offensive of sorts at the weekend that was ultimately rolled back but the point is, they did gain a little bit of momentum and traction," he noted. Still, Russian officials continue to claim that their forces are encircling and even entering the city. She said Russia was employing the tactics of "exhaustion and total destruction" but said that Russian forces were experiencing significant losses, losing between 600 to 1,000 people daily, she claimed. The most difficult situation remains in the Bakhmut direction."

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said Tuesday its troops were under pressure in the near-destroyed frontline city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were launching ...

"But they have smart people there, people who know how to fight. "The tactics of the assault detachment additionally suggest that the Russian military may be attempting to institutionalise tactics used to marginal tactical effect by the Wagner Group in Bakhmut." Zelensky has said Ukraine would fight for the fortress city as long as it can, and has for months urged weapons deliveries from allies to help Ukraine take back territory lost in the Donetsk region. "Despite taking significant losses, the enemy has dispatched its best-trained Wagner assault units to try to break through the defences of our troops and surround the city," Syrskyi said, referring to the Russian paramilitary group. As combat raged, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the priority for Ukraine was to fight off Russia's invasion with allies' backing and that in the "long-term" the nation would join the alliance. KYIV: Ukraine said Tuesday its troops were under pressure in the near-destroyed frontline city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were launching heavy assaults after months of fighting.

The fall of Bakhmut would give Moscow its first major prize in more than half a year and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in ...

In an interview, the soldier said the Ukrainian troops fighting for Bakhmut did not have enough soldiers and ammunition and felt dispirited. "Everyone is on ...

Ukrainian soldiers who have been holding off a Russian offensive around the city describe intense fighting.

For most of last year he fought in Zaporizhzhia province in the south. And the place no longer exists.” It had become another Mariupol, the once flourishing city on the Sea of Azov, pulverised last spring by Russian bombs, he said. He was based in the village of Pisky, close to Donetsk’s ruined airport. He described the battle for Bakhmut as relentless and intense: the hottest and most dangerous place on a 600-mile long frontline. The Russians have a lot of artillery. They cite logistical difficulties and a lack of Russian infantry. There are destroyed vehicles and a clip of a wounded serviceman. In January they took the nearby town of Soledar. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia’s president has ordered his military to seize all of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces by the end of March. But we can’t see who they are because of the forest,” a soldier says. Further along the same front, Ukrainian soldiers are doggedly defending the town of Bakhmut, once home to 70,000 people. Bendyk and his fellow Ukrainian soldiers have been holding off a surging Russian offensive west of Kreminna, a city that Moscow captured last year.

KYIV: Russian forces on Tuesday (Feb 28) pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the ...

Despite failing to take Kyiv early in the war and despite its many battlefield setbacks, Russia still controls about a fifth of Ukrainian territory. Russia will never be able to compromise on this, these are important realities," Peskov told reporters. "Both sides stay in their positions, because as you see, spring means mud. Russia's state-run RIA news agency released a video clip which it said showed Russian Su-25 fighter jets roaring over Bakhmut. The city is on fire, the enemy is pressing. Ukraine does not publicly claim responsibility for attacks inside Russia.

Ukrainian officials are signaling that the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut may soon be impossible to defend as Russian troops level the area.

Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempted to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of the toughest fighting ...

“But we will be able to completely protect our skies when the aviation taboo is fully lifted in relations with our partners.” “The southern part of Bakhmut is the only area which can be described as under Ukrainian control. Russia is trying to cut the Ukrainian defenders’ vulnerable supply lines into the city and force them to surrender or withdraw. Reuters saw several military vehicles stuck in mud. In all other districts, the situation is unpredictable,” he said in a video commentary, adding: “It is impossible to say where the front line lies.” That would give Moscow its first major prize in more than half a year, and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in Donetsk region.

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian forces as fighting for the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut is getting ever more brutal with Russia losing hundreds of ...

"The intensity of the fighting is only increasing." China has strenuously denied the claims. There were no casualties or damage on the ground, he said. "My apartment is right over there. "But they have smart people there, people who know how to fight... "The most difficult, as before, is Bakhmut...