The Ongoing Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War Update.

Ukrainian military leaders have claimed success in stabilizing the situation in Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk oblast that has seen intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. The Russian military has sought to win control of the city to counter a narrative that their invasion of Ukraine has stagnated, but recent reports suggest that Russian offensives have slowed. Both sides have suffered high troop losses, and Russia appears to have shifted its focus toward nearby Avdiivka.