Escalating Violence in Bakhmut: Ukraine and Russia Clash.
TL;DR
Russian forces are increasing their use of heavy artillery and air strikes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, according to the commander of Ukraine's ground forces. Bakhmut has been the epicentre of the war in Ukraine for months and its capture could provide a stepping stone for Russia to advance on two bigger cities it has long coveted in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine: Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
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- Ukraine says intensity of use of heavy artillery, airstrikes increased in Bakhmut Anadolu Agency | English
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