The Battle for Bakhmut: Ukrainian Troops Hold On Against Russian Forces.

Ukrainian and Russian ground forces are fighting for control of Bakhmut's western edge, with Russia destroying entire apartment blocks used by Ukraine as defensive positions. The city is flattened in many places, and most of its residents have fled. The fight is closing in on just a few square miles of the city's west, and Kyiv is determined to draw the fight out as long as possible, hoping to deplete its enemy ahead of what is expected to be a high-stakes offensive aimed at dislodging Russian forces from a large swath of occupied territory.