As the battle for Bakhmut intensifies, Ukraine has acknowledged that Russia has made some gains inside the eastern battlefield city. However, Kyiv insisted Thursday that it was inflicting even greater losses on the Russian attackers.

Ukraine admits Russian gains in Bakhmut as the battle intensifies

Even after losing the East Bakhmut area, Ukrainians were determined to hold the fort, and it appears that the strategy is working. In the recent months, the Russia-Ukraine war has been focused on one city, the eastern city of Bakhmut. Russia has been attempting to encircle the area to choke supply for Ukrainians.

Russian troops losing momentum in Bakhmut battle | Russia-Ukraine War

The initial upper hand gained by the Russian forces in Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city which Moscow has spent months trying to capture, seems to have fizzled out as Kyiv’s counteroffensive has been successful in stalling the advances made by Kremlin.

Russian troops losing momentum in Bakhmut battle as Ukraine puts up strong defence

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Russia has been pummeling eastern Ukraine's bakhmut for the past eight months now. The battle for Bakhmut is already being seen as one of the bloodiest battles since world war two. So what makes Bakhmut so significant? According to reports, there might be a possibility that if Russia captures Bakhmut it will give an open road access into the heart of Ukraine. It would lead them to Kramatorsk and from there further into Solvyansk, which is just 16 km away. Bakhmut is already surrounded on its three sides as Kyiv continues to lose hundreds on a daily basis.

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Ukraine and Russia have reported inflicting heavy losses as the battle for Bakhmut rages on. Moscow has been trying to take the eastern Ukrainian city for months in a grinding war of attrition. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had suffered more than 1,100 deaths in the past few days, with many more seriously injured.

Ukraine war: Heavy losses reported as battle for Bakhmut rages

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A Russian strike in Ukraine's Kherson city on Saturday (March 11) killed three people and injured two others. According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of Kherson's regional military administration, the casualties occurred when a car was hit by a shell and caught fire, the news agency AFP reported.

Ukraine war: Russian strike in Kherson kills three; battle for Bakhmut rages on

Russian advances seem to have stalled in Ukraine's Bakhmut city for now. Leading Washington-based think tank has said there are no confirmed advances by Russian forces in Bakhmut.

Washington-based think tank says Russian assault has stalled | Battle of Bakhmut

UK Defence Ministry says difficult for Russia to sustain Bakhmut assault | Battle of Bakhmut

Ukrainian military spokesperson Serhiy Cherevatyi on Saturday claimed that hundreds of pro-Moscow troops were neutralised as well as wounded during the battle for the eastern Bakhmut city.

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The United Kingdom Defence Ministry in the latest has said that Bakhmut has become a 'killing zone', that has become highly challenging for Russia's Wagner mercenary. In the latest, the Wagner Group forces has taken control of most of Eastern Bakhmut.

Russia Ukraine War: Battle for Bakhmut intensifies; Russian shelling kills Kherson residents

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Ukraine, Russia claim hundreds of rival casualties in battle of Bakhmut

Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine - the focus of the war’s longest ground battle--- but their assault will be difficult to sustain without more significant personnel losses, this is according to British military officials. The U.K. Defense Ministry said in its latest assessment that military units from the kremlin-controlled Wagner group have seized most of eastern Bakhmut, with a river flowing through the city now marking the front line of the fighting. What does this advance by Russia mean for the war? WION's Eric Njoka speaks to Maj. John Spencer (Retd) who is the chairman of Urban Warfare Studies, Madison Policy Forum.

Determination by Russia to capture Bakhmut

Bakhmut remains the main target of Russia's winter push into Ukraine. Both Russian reserve troops and mercenaries are attempting to seige the city. On Friday, Zelensky led the tributes for Dmytro kotsiu-bailo, a fallen Ukrainian commander. Kotsiu-balio was affectionately known as "Da Vinci" among the troops.

Tributes pour in for slain Ukrainian commander 'Da Vinci'

Kyiv says Ukrainian forces have decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia's best units and degrading them ahead of a planned Ukrainian spring counter-offensive. While Wagner group claims is close to the center of the frontline hotspot of the eastern Ukrainian city.

Ukraine says Bakhmut battle is giving it an edge

Bakhmut remains the main target of Russia's winter push into Ukraine. Both Russian Reserve troops and mercenaries are attempting to siege the city. Russian forces have captured Eastern Bakhmut and outskirts of the North and South but they are still unable to close a ring around Ukrainian Defenders.

Ukraine President Zelensky leads tributes for fallen 'Da Vinci'

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NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said that Bakhmut which is the city in eastern Ukraine has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months and it may fall into Russian hands in the coming days. His remarks comes after Russia's Wagner mercenary group which has spearheaded the attack on Bakhmut claimed that they have captured the eastern bank of the industrial town. Meanwhile Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that if Bakhmut falls to Russia then it would give an open access to Russia in accessing other Ukrainian towns.

NATO chief warns Bakhmut may fall soon

The chief of the Wagner mercenaries Yevgeny Prigozhin who has gone round prisons, recruiting convicts to fight on the battlefields of Ukraine has made the battle of Bakhmut a prestige issue. Recently, Yevgeny Prigozhin complained about not getting enough ammunition to fight. Prigozhin has also criticised the tactics employed by the regular Russian forces. So Prigozhin's reputation and his clout in Moscow hinges on the fate of Bakhmut.

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As the battle for Bakhmut rages on, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the eastern Ukrainian city may fall into Russian hands in the coming days.

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‘Won’t withdraw from Bakhmut,’ says Ukraine’s Zelensky with Russia on cusp of seizing control city

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news and top headlines from all across the globe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country's top military commanders have taken a vow to keep defending Bakhmut despite the "constant attacks" from Russian forces.

Ukraine vows to keep defending Bakhmut amid constant attacks by Russian forces

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