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Ukraine’s ground forces commander visited Bakhmut for the third time in two weeks, said battles reached the highest level of tension

The commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited Bakhmut on 5 March 2023. This…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Bakhmut is more of a symbolic value than operational – Austin

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was of more…

byOrysia Hrudka

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Some 4,000-4,500 civilians remain in Bakhmut as Russians “blow everything to the ground” there – Dep. Mayor

Speaking over the phone from a neighboring town, Bakhmut Deputy Mayor Oleksandr Marchenko told CNN five to 10…

byYuri Zoria

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Russian forces will likely not be able to encircle Bakhmut soon – ISW

Russian forces appear to have secured a sufficient positional advantage to conduct a turning movement against certain parts…

byThink Tank

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Ukrainian forces likely setting conditions for controlled withdrawal from Bakhmut parts – ISW

Russian forces have been fighting to take Bakhmut, a city with a pre-war population of roughly 70,000 people,…

byThink Tank

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Ukraine SOF commander inspected units defending Donetsk’s Bakhmut

The commander of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO), Viktor Khorenko, inspected the work of subordinate units that defend…

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian-held resupply routes out of Donetsk’s Bakhmut are increasingly limited – British intel

In its latest intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry reports that Ukraine’s resupply…

byYuri Zoria

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Springtime muddy conditions to benefit Ukraine’s defending forces – British intel

In its March 2 intelligence update, the British Defense Ministry says that as Ukrainian troops are on the…

byYuri Zoria

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Still 4,500 civilians in Bakhmut as Russian forces advance, Ukrainian official told CNN

There are still around 4,500 civilians in Donetsk’s Bakhmut, including 48 children, a Ukrainian official told CNN, as…

byYuri Zoria

Oleksii Reznikov, Defense Minister of Ukraine

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Russia loses 500 soldiers a day in Bakhmut offensive alone – Ukraine’s Defense Minister

Every single day Russian forces lose at least 500 soldiers killed in action during the incessant assaults on…

bySerge Havrylets

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine will continue to defend Bakhmut but “not at any cost”

Ukrainian officials continue to respond to statements made by unspecified US defense officials on the pace and prospects…

byYuri Zoria

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Russia likely to claim Bakhmut capture for invasion anniversary regardless of the reality – British intel

Russia is likely going to claim that Donetsk’s Bakhmut has been captured to “align with the anniversary, regardless…

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s defense of Bakhmut aids counteroffensive, not other way around – ISW

While Biden officials have urged Ukraine to abandon the defense of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donbas, efforts extended by…

byAlya Shandra

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First-hand accounts

Russians use dead comrades as shields to advance on Bakhmut – Ukrainian defender

Journalist Illia Berezenko, like most Ukrainians, woke up to explosions on February 24. “At first, I thought that…

byUkrainian media sources

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Ukraine shoots down Su-25 above Bakhmut: video

Soldiers of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 attack jet in the sky…

byAlya Shandra

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Russia didn’t show capacity to sustain multiple major offensive operations – ISW

Russian decisive offensive operations are unlikely to target Zaporizhzhia City from the western Donetsk–Zaporizhzhia frontline as the Russian…

byThink Tank

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Ukraine retains Bakhmut supply routes as Russia makes small advances trying to encircle the area – British intel

In its latest intelligence update, the UK defense ministry said that days ago, Russia’s Wagner group likely seized…

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Bakhmut defense strategically justified despite high cost – ISW

The Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut is likely a strategically sound effort despite its costs for Ukraine, the Institute…

byAlya Shandra

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Battles in Soledar continue; possible capture unlikely to presage imminent Russian encirclement of Bakhmut

The night in Soledar of the Donetsk Oblast was difficult; Ukrainian defenders are trying to hold the defense,…

byOrysia Hrudka

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Analysis

Battle of Soledar: how can Ukraine stop the Russian advance?

Soledar, a small town of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, has become the hottest spot on the war…

bySerge Havrylets