Bakhmut, a Ukrainian city, has become the bloodiest battleground in Europe since World War II. The fighting in the besieged city began in May 2022. Now, a year later, the city is a desolated pile of broken buildings debris and even smoke.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky compared Bakhmut to Hiroshima. While this comparison is far-fetched, is the real Hiroshima is waiting to happen somewhere else? Europe's largest nuclear power plant has become a ticking time bomb.

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Russia claims Ukraine's 'fortress town' Bakhmut has fallen. The Wagner group says it will soon be withdrawing troops from the eastern Ukrainian town as it transfers control of Bakhmut to Moscow. Ukraine is rubbishing Russia's claim. So, what is the reality on ground?

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After 15 months of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bakhmut the embattled Eastern Ukrainian city has fallen. The claim was made by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the head of Russia's private militia the wagner group. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has also confirmed to this news on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky continued to insist on Sunday that the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has “not been occupied”, despite Russia claiming victory.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s press secretary Sergii Nykyforov has clarified the recent statement made by the leader on the fall of Bakhmut. “Reporter’s question: Russians said they have taken Bakhmut.

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Russia's Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian fighters had completed the capture of Bakhmut, a claim which was promptly rejected by Kyiv. Appearing in front of a line of fighters holding Russian flags and Wagner banners, Prigozhin made the claim in a video posted on Telegram.

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Russia has launched an intense air attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday. The Russian troops used drones and ballistic missiles, this is the eight air raid on the Ukrainian capital this month itself.

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The Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down at least six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in an overnight missile barrage of nearly 20 missiles and drones, a weapon which Moscow has previously touted as all but unstoppable.

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The Russian Defence Ministry has announced a successful attack targeting Ukrainian troops along with storage facilities for the western weapons and ammunition. The reports say that there were mass attempts to break through Russian Defences in the eastern city of Bakhmut.

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Ukraine's military on Monday hailed recent advances around Bakhmut as its first successful counterattack in the battle against Russian forces fighting for control of the eastern city. But Kyiv also said the situation in Bakhmut was difficult.

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Ukraine has upped the stakes in the ongoing battle by attacking the Russian city of Luhansk. Ukrainian troops have also advanced near Bakhmut. However, Russia says that its forces are still pushing inside the frontline city of Bakhmut.The question is what exactly is happening in Bakhmut and who is actually winning the war in Ukraine.

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Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

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Ukraine claimed its armed forces had conducted a successful counterattack on the outskirts of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian push in and around Bakhmut comes as Russia struggles to complete its capture of the city, facing resistance from the Ukrainian defenders.

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Ukraine claimed its armed forces had conducted a successful counterattack on the outskirts of Bakhmut. The Russian troops withdrew upto 1.2 miles in some parts. Counter attacks and poor weapons supply is quoted as the reason behind Russia's retreat.

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The pace of the war in and around the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been changed dramatically in the recent weeks. The warring sides have also grown more and more vocal about the developments in the city. Watch the video to know more.

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The head of Russia’s mercenary outfit Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Monday (May 8) said that it began receiving the ammunition it needed to press its advance to capture the key eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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With Russia launching mass strikes across Ukraine targeting key Ukrainian infrsatructre there is also an imminent threat of a possible nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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Days after threatening to pull out from the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the Russian mercenary Wagner Group has said that they will be receiving more ammunition.

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Russian mercenary group Wagner's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday asked Moscow to let him hand over the Bakhmut positions to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. "I ask you to issue a combat order before 00:00 on May 10 concerning the transfer of the positions of the Wagner paramilitary units in Bakhmut and its periphery, to the units of the Akhmat battalion," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a letter to Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Wagner chief asks Moscow to let him hand over Bakhmut positions to Chechen leader

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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Chechen leader and a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, said his forces are ready to replace to replace Wagner Group mercenaries in Bakhmut.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to send forces replacing Wagner in Bakhmut

In a pretty dramatic announcement, in a video released by Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that his forces will pull out of Bakhmut on May 10. This is the same city that Wagner group have been trying to capture since August-September last year.

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