Both Russia and Ukraine are ramping up their offensive at the Bakhmut battlefield and building up their military troops in the region. As the battle grinds on, a new friction point was hit between the archrivals on Monday.

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Ukraine has pledged to bolster its Defences in frontline Bakhmut that has become a symbolic prize in the war with Russia. The eastern Ukrainian city has been badly damaged during the longest and the bloodiest battle since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago. Meanwhile Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky has asked the army to find forces to strengthen the Defences of the city

Ukraine vows not to give up on Bakhmut

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will continue military operations to defend the embattled city of Bakhmut, which will be backed by senior generals. Zelensky said he held discussions over Bakhmut with Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of the country's ground forces, and Valery Zaluzhny, the head of Ukraine's armed forces, reported BBC.

Russia-Ukraine war | Operations to defend embattled Bakhmut will go on, says Zelensky

As the Battle of Bakhmut rages on, Russia's Wagner mercenary Force Chief says that his men are being deprived of ammunition. He also says that if they are forced to retreat, the entire front line would collapse.

Wagner Chief: Our men running short of ammunition | Battle of Bakhmut

China has announced that its defence spending will increase by 7.2 percent. This would be its fastest rise in military spending in four decades. The announcement came as Beijing warned of escalating threats from abroad at its annual National People's Congress rubber stamp Parliament which is an important window into Beijing's policies.

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The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner has warned that unless his troops are fortified with ammunition, Moscow's position in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is in peril.

'Ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal?': Wagner chief says without promised ammunition, Bakhmut could collapse

The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut continues to witness intense fighting as Russia attempts to “encircle the town”, forcing civilians to leave on foot rather than vehicles.

Battle for Bakhmut rages on as Russian forces attempt to ‘encircle’ city; residents flee

After a seven month long battle, pressure is now mounting on Ukrainian troops holding out in the Eastern city of Bakhmut. According to the latest reports, as the battle rages on the Ukrainian army is trying to help civilians flee the city which Russian forces have spent months trying to capture.

Heavy fighting underway as Russian troops surround Bakhmut

Russian artillery is attacking the last routes out of Bakhmut, aiming to complete the encirclement of the besieged Ukrainian city and bring Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest battle of the war.

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Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is now the epicentre of the Russian-Ukraine battle. The Russian and Ukrainian forces are locked in a gruesome exchange battling through the streets of eastern city. After months of fighting, the tide is changing against Kiev.

Russian forces surround Bakhmut; tide changes as Kyiv's hold weakens

Russian military group Wagner claims to have surrounded Bakhmut

Ukraine has started withdrawing its troops from the embattled Bakhmut, as Russia inches closed to one of its major victories this year, Sky News reported. Russia's Wagner private army chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a video posted on social media said that only one road out of Bakhmut remains under Ukrainian control and called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to abandon the city.

Ukraine begins withdrawal from Bakhmut as Russia gains upper hand: Report

Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war.

Russian forces surrounds Bakhmut

Russian troops advance, Ukraine clings to Bakhmut

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British military intelligence said on Saturday (March 4) that Ukrainian forces were under severe increasing pressure defending Bakhkmut against Russian attacks. Intense fighting is taking place in and around the city.

Ukraine forces under severe pressure defending Bakhmut, says UK

Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. Molly Gambhir reports.

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Ukrainian forces are clinging to the Eastern city of Bakhmut, and they are digging new trenches. However, the Russians seem to be closing in on the city's capture.

Bakhmut assault nearing its end? Ukraine says situation critical | Round the clock fighting

As Russia seeks to secure its first major win in the war in over half a year, Ukraine clings on to the Eastern city of Bakhmut. Professor Charles A. Kupchan joins us to discuss what's next in the Russia-Ukraine war.

What's next in the Russia-Ukraine war?

A soldier from Ukraine’s 93th Brigade said his country’s forces are still standing in the eastern city of Bakhmut, with no plans for a retreat. “We are standing in Bakhmut. No one is going to retreat yet,” the soldier said in a video posted by the Ukrainian military on Wednesday. “We are standing. Bakhmut is Ukraine.”

Russia- Ukraine war: Ukrainian soldiers say 'situation calmer'

As the war in Ukraine spills into its second year, focus is now on the city of Bakhmut. From the past six months Russian forces has been trying to encircle and capture Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces have now mounted a fierce resistance, preventing the fall of city.

Russian Forces try to encircle and storm Bakhmut

Ukraine said its forces are under pressure in Bakhmut, a nearly-destroyed city in the eastern Donetsk region that Russia has been trying to seize for months. Ukraine's ground forces described the situation as "extremely tense".

Russian troops grow stronger around Bakhmut, situation 'extremely tense'

While visiting the frontline town of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian soldiers were holding out against relentless bombardment, Kyiv's top general received a strong warning from the United States about the ramifications of China providing armaments to back Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

US National security advisor: China has to make its own decisions

As the leaders meet in Munich to assess the one-year long war in Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers fighting to resist a Russian attack on the small eastern city of Bakhmut asking for more weapons.

War in Ukraine: Ukrainian troops seek more weapons as they resist Russian attack

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