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The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

Russia claims to have Bakhmut but top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over

Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters have died

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 453

As the war enters its 453rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Ukraine general ‘visits near Bakhmut’ amid rival claims

The commander of Ukraine's ground forces says he has visited front-line positions near Bakhmut after Russian officials said the city had been captured.

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

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Zelenskiy likens Bakhmut's devastation to Hiroshima after World War Two

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy likened the ruins of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut with the destruction of Hiroshima in World War Two, as he attended the Group of Seven summit in the Japanese city on Sunday.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Biden wraps up G-7 summit with more aid for Ukraine, confusion on Bakhmut, optimism on China

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Wrapping up a summit of the world's wealthiest democracies here Sunday, President Joe Biden had domestic trouble on his mind — the flagging U.S. debt talks — but also addressed the administration's most pressing international concerns: Ukraine and China.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2023

Russians celebrate reports that ‘fortress Bakhmut’ has fallen

Ukraine’s president is denying claims that the eastern city is under Russian control after months of heavy battle.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Russia's Prigozhin says Bakhmut territories captured as promised, will leave zone

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Sunday that his forces had captured all the territory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as promised and would leave the conflict zone later this week.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Bakhmut ‘is not occupied’; Russia accuses G7 of ‘undermining global stability’ — as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says during Japan visit that Ukrainian troops are still in eastern city at centre of bloody battle; Moscow calls summit a ‘politicised’ event

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Ukraine secured military aid, including advanced fighter jets, at the G-7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a rare and brief trip to Hiroshima, Japan this weekend to re-energize support for the war from key Western allies.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

'Exhaust them': Why Ukraine has fought Russia for every inch of Bakhmut, despite high cost

The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of Ukraine’s strategy of exhausting the Russian military

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Zelenskyy signals Bakhmut falling, Russian casualties high

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested his country was losing control of Bakhmut after months of fierce fighting but downplayed Russian claims it now fully occupied the eastern city.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023

Why is Bakhmut important in the Russia-Ukraine war?

The symbolic importance of the small city in Ukraine’s east now far outweighs any strategic value for either side.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut as Russia says it captures city

Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 452 of the invasion

Zelenskiy lays flowers at cenotaph in Hiroshima; conflicting claims over whether Russia has captured Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

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Axios · May 21, 2023

Ukraine's Zelensky denies that Russian forces are occupying Bakhmut

The monthslong battle has led to heavy losses on both sides.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Zelensky: Bakhmut will recover like Hiroshima did after atomic bomb

The Ukrainian president said the devastation in the destroyed Donbas city reminded him of pictures he had seen of Hiroshima after the nuclear attack.

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Ukraine: Zelenskiy denies Russian claims to have taken Bakhmut

‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts. There is nothing ... just ruins and dead Russians,’ says Ukraine’s president

The New Daily · May 21, 2023

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky denies city of Bakhmut occupied by Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces are not occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's claims.

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Reuters · May 21, 2023

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Moscow unleashes strings of large air raids on Kyiv

With a long-promised Ukrainian counteroffensive looming to recapture territory taken by Russia in 15th months of fighting, Moscow launched a series of attacks on Kyiv over the weekend targeting military infrastructure and supplies.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Ukraine says troops still engaging Russian forces in Bakhmut after Moscow announces victory in city

Ukrainian military officials say that soldiers are still engaging Russian forces in fierce battles in and around Bakhmut

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Wagner chief says he will pull fighters out of Bakhmut after ‘capturing city’

Ukraine denies Russia has seized control of Bakhmut

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Ukraine war – live: Kyiv aims to ‘encircle’ Putin’s troops in Bakhmut as Russia claims to have captured city

Kyiv still holds ‘insignificant’ part of Bakhmut, but enough to keep vital foothold in city, claims top general

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have partly encircled Bakhmut, still control part of city

Ukrainian forces have partly encircled the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut along the flanks and still maintain control of a private sector in the city, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Zelenskiy secures fresh US military aid at G7 as Russia hails ‘liberation’ of Bakhmut

Joe Biden says US doing everything possible to strengthen Ukraine’s defences in war with Russia

Evening Standard · May 21, 2023

Bakhmut ‘not occupied’ by Russian forces insists Zelensky despite catastrophic damage to city

Volodymyr Zelensky has denied that Bakhmut is occupied after Russian forces claimed to have captured the city.

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