The Battle for Bakhmut: A Military Necessity for Ukraine

Russian forces are advancing in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, according to Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed leader of the region. Pushilin said that the bulk of Ukrainian forces had been forced to pull back from the AZOM metals factory on the western side of the Bakhmutka river. Both sides claim to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other in Bakhmut. Telegram channels associated with Wagner on Tuesday published images that they said had been taken inside the metallurgical plant.