The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

Ukraine’s military could pull back from the key eastern stronghold of Bakhmut amid a relentless Russian offensive to capture the city

Ministry of Defence suggests reduction in number of strikes indicates Russia has likely run down its stock

Russian forces have pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, where the Ukrainian military

Russian president also orders security services to counter espionage and sabotage operations by Ukraine and the West

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops are "constantly destroying" anything his forces can use to "protect our positions for fortification and defence"

The months-long battle for Bakhmut has been among the bloodiest of the war, with thousands of casualties on both sides

Russian forces are pressing their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempt to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut.

The Kremlin said it foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian territory overnight as Moscow's forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine, attempting to encircle the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut. The fighting came as Ukraine's head of military intelligence dismissed fears that China was considering supplying arms to Moscow.…