Russia's Ongoing Bakhmut Offensive: Latest Updates and Analysis.

Former Ukrainian minister Volodymyr Omelyan has revealed harrowing details of the ongoing battle for the embattled city of Bakhmut, which has become the site of both urban warfare and heavy bombardment. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces are determined to control the ruined city, with Omelyan stating that there is "no alternative" but to fight to the death. The city had a pre-war population of 70,000, of which only a few thousand are thought to be still residing in the settlement. Omelyan emphasized the use of drones in Bakhmut, where urban warfare dominates in the battle for control of the Donetsk settlement.