EU defence ministers discuss further arms supplies to Kyiv as Russian forces push towards seizing the key eastern city
Director of national intelligence Avril Haines says US does not see Russia making significant territorial gains in 2023Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops outside the front-line town of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 5 2023. Picture: ANNA KUDRIAVTSEVA
The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said in its Wednesday morning report: “The enemy, despite significant losses, continues to storm the town of Bakhmut.” Prigozhin has issued premature success claims before and Reuters was not able to verify the situation on the ground. On Tuesday near Bakhmut, a Ukrainian National Guard chief medic who gave his name as Artem said all roads out of the city were under constant heavy shelling.
The months of warfare in the east have been among the deadliest and most destructive since Russia invaded in February 2022, adding Bakhmut’s name to a list of devastated cities such as Mariupol, Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.
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