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The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

Kyiv Says Forces Are Holding On in ‘Utter Hell’ of Bakhmut Battle

Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still holding out in a brutal fight for Bakhmut, while Washington said that even if the eastern city should fall to a Russian offensive, it would not necessarily give Moscow momentum in the war. In the latest sign of a feud between Russia's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Russian mercenary group chief says Putin’s position in Bakhmut at risk

Russian fighters asked to fight Ukrainian forces with ‘firearms and shovels’

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Russian military deploying 60-year-old T-62 battle tanks to make up for losses in Ukraine, MoD says

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russia’s front lines near Bakhmut could collapse if his forces did not receive the ammunition

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

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🔴 Top military officials vow to defend Bakhmut, Zelensky says

Senior Ukrainian commanders and top generals supported continuing to defend the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian forces, Zelensky's office said Monday. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also said Monday that Bakhmut was more of symbolic than operational importance and that its capture by Russia would not necessarily mean…

France 24 · Mar 6, 2023

Wagner Chief Says Russian Position at Bakhmut at Risk without Promised Ammunition

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force warned that Russia's position around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in peril unless his troops got ammunition, the latest sign of tension between the Kremlin and the private militia chief. Ukrainian military officials and analysts also reported leaders of Russia's 155th…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 376 of the invasion

Russian troops continue attempts to surround Bakhmut; Ukrainian special forces destroy Russian observation tower in Bryansk

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023

Ukraine vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut as Russia claims battle is ‘close to end’

Two civilians killed and homes left destroyed as fighting rages on

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

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Russian shelling hits Ukrainian town; Bakhmut battle rages

The governor of northern Ukraine's Kharkiv province says Russian shelling has destroyed five homes and killed one person in a town about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Fight for Bakhmut continues as Russian forces call for more support

Wagner group oligarch warns entire frontline could collapse amid shortages of ammunition in battle for Ukrainian city

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 375 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces ‘hold off over 130 attacks’ in Bakhmut; woman and two children killed by Russian shelling in Kherson region

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Kyiv says Russia pursuing 'attempts to encircle' Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Sunday it was holding off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut, a now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been trying to capture for months.

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023

🔴 Zelensky pays tribute to troops in 'difficult' fight as Bakhmut battle rages

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky on Sunday paid tribute to his soldiers fighting in a "painful and difficult" battle in the eastern Donbas region, which includes the city of Bakhmut that Russia has been trying to capture for months. Ukrainian troops have vowed to defend "fortress Bakhmut". Read our blog to…

France 24 · Mar 5, 2023

Meet the volunteers bringing relief to the residents of embattled Bakhmut, Ukraine

Photographer Natalie Keyssar recounts the work of The Angels of Salvation, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

WEKU · Mar 5, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv vows to defend ‘fortress Bakhmut’ – as it happened

Eastern Ukrainian city has been mostly reduced to rubble during longest and bloodiest battle of the invasion

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2023

David Pratt: Finger-pointing grows over poisonings in Iran's schools

It’s estimated that at least 900 girls have been poisoned in a series of bizarre gas attacks

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Civilians flee Bakhmut as Russian and Ukrainian troops battle in streets of besieged city

The city is ‘almost destroyed’ says its deputy mayor

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Thousands race to flee 'almost destroyed' Ukrainian city amid heavy fighting

Around 4,000 Ukrainian citizens are now stranded in the eastern city of Bakhmut, which has been described as 'almost destroyed' by deputy mayor Oleksandr Marchenko

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023

Ukrainians flee embattled Bakhmut as Zaporizhzhia missile strike death toll rises to 11

Civilians are fleeing the war-torn city of Bakhmut on foot as the West fears a major Ukrainian withdrawal.

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The Times of India · Mar 4, 2023

Russia close to encircling Ukraine's Bakhmut after months of fighting

Russian artillery pounded the last routes out of Bakhmut recently, 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Race to get last children out of Bakhmut as city becomes ‘hell on earth’

With Russian forces closing in, police try to persuade remaining citizens to get out and access routes come under fire• Russia–Ukraine war: latest updates

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops holding out in Bakhmut, with the Ukrainian army trying to help civilians flee the beleaguered eastern town

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023

Ukrainian forces under ‘severe pressure’ and deploying ‘elite units’ to Bakhmut, UK says

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD tweeted that Kyiv is ‘reinforcing the area with elite units’ and destroying key bridges, but Russian forces are making further advances

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Ukrainians defending Bakhmut under severe pressure from Russian onslaught

Regular army and Wagner units advancing into northern suburbs of north-east Donetsk city, MoD reports

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023

Ukraine war: Victory this year or ‘Ukrainians will become increasingly ground down,’ MP warns

Ukraine must make significant progress this year or the conflict will turn into a long drawn-out war of attrition, an MP has warned.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Ukraine news – live: Russia’s Wagner chief warns war frontline ‘will collapse’ amid weapons shortage

Putin’s troops ‘fighting with shovels’ against Ukrainian forces

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