The Battle for Bakhmut: Ukraine and Russia's Ongoing Conflict.

The battle for Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine continues, with Russia's Wagner Group claiming to have captured the city, but Ukrainian forces saying they are approaching the capture of the city in a tactical encirclement. The battle for Bakhmut has become the focal point of the war, with Russia committing enormous resources to the battle. Farther to the northeast, two pro-Ukrainian and anti-Kremlin militias on Monday staged a rare incursion into Russian territory. Western arms supplies to Ukraine reached another inflection point this week as United States President Joe Biden backed the joint allied training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.