Russia Claims Control of Bakhmut Amid Ukraine's Encirclement Efforts

Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut, a ruined eastern city, after Russia claimed to have captured it. However, a top Ukrainian general said Kyiv's forces still controlled an "insignificant" part of Bakhmut, allowing them to enter the city when the situation changed. The battle for Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the 15-month war. Ukrainian forces have made rapid gains on Bakhmut's northern and southern flanks, with Russia acknowledging some setbacks for its troops. The G7 nations vow to support Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy compares the destroyed Bakhmut to Hiroshima.