The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces face continued heavy Russian attacks, army says

Russia has spent six months trying to take the city - at a cost of 1,000 soldiers a day according to Ukraine

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023

Ukrainian forces cling to Bakhmut under severe Russian pressure

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday has carried out an inspection of the front line in eastern Ukraine, according to the ministry, as fighting raged around the besieged city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces defending the eastern city are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces, British intelligence said. Read…

France 24 · Mar 4, 2023

As it happened: street fighting in Bakhmut as battle rages for control of the city

UK intelligence says Ukraine attempting to reinforce contested city with elite units but resupply lines increasingly limited

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2023

Wagner chief calls on Zelenskiy to abandon ‘encircled’ Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops are fighting against old men and children in besieged eastern Ukraine town

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Battered Ukraine force all but surrounded in bloody rubble of Bakhmut

Russian troops and mercenaries have been closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, on the cusp of Moscow's first major

The New Daily · Mar 3, 2023

Ukraine-Russia news – latest: Putin’s forces pound last routes out of Bakhmut

UK military intelligence says Bakhmut under ‘increasingly severe pressure’

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Russian Mercenary Boss Says Bakhmut Effectively Surrounded

Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, on the cusp of Moscow's first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russia's Wagner private army said the city, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

Russian mercenary boss claims Ukrainian city of Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

Fighting has been raging ‘round the clock’ as Russia battles to gain control of the city

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

Battle for Bakhmut Rages 'Round the Clock'; US Readies $400 Mln New Arms Aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian forces clinging to the eastern city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the United States said new military aid for Ukraine would be discussed at a meeting with Germany's leader on Friday. Russian forces have been attacking Bakhmut in Donetsk province…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war news – latest: Putin’s nuclear threats condemned as Bakhmut battle rages

More than 170 attacks repelled on war’s frontlines in past 24 hours, says Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023