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Russia makes progress in frontline city of Bakhmut

The city of Bakhmut and towns in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk have been the focal point of assault for much of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

The New Daily

Russia arrests US reporter on spy charges, White House says allegations 'ridiculous'

(This March 30 story has been corrected to remove paragraph 10, which incorrectly referred to Daniil Berman as a lawyer representing Evan Gershkovich and gave his comments regarding court proceedings.)

Reuters

'If you stay, you will die': How one front-line volunteer is saving lives in Ukraine’s Donbas

Kuba Stasiak, a young volunteer from Poland, has helped evacuate an estimated 200 Ukrainian civilians from Bakhmut and other besieged cities in Ukraine. But volunteers like him face psychological hurdles as well as practical ones: How do you convince someone it is time to leave everything behind?

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Russia's Wagner chief says battle for Bakhmut has damaged his forces

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group acknowledged on Wednesday that fighting for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut had inflicted severe damage on his own forces as well as the Ukrainian side.

Reuters

Putin’s Wagner Group ‘private army’ has been badly damaged in battle for Bakhmut, its chief admits

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin accepts his troops have suffered heavy casualties

Evening Standard

Ukraine Hits Russian-held City Deep Behind Front as Talk of Counteroffensive Grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: object found near Nord Stream 2 ‘no safety risk’; Bakhmut battle has ‘badly damaged’ Wagner forces – as it happened

Danish energy agency says it is an empty maritime smoke buoy used for visual marking; Yevgeny Prigozhin makes comment about recent fighting

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Takeaways from AP's interview with Ukraine's Zelenskyy

A team of journalists from The Associated Press spent two days traveling by train with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Independent UK

Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind front lines on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive.

Reuters

Putin using Bakhmut to destroy Wagner Group and ‘put its chief in his place’, says ISW

Analyst says Ukraine battle – in which the Russian side has suffered heavy casualties – is part of a wider Kremlin power play

The Independent UK

Russian forces advance in Ukraine's Bakhmut - Russian-installed leader

Russian forces are moving forward in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut despite fierce resistance and have almost taken full control of a metals plant there, a Russian-installed leader in the region said.

Reuters

Ukraine aims to exhaust Russian troops in Bakhmut - general

Ukraine is aiming to exhaust and inflict heavy losses on Russian forces trying to capture the small eastern city of Bakhmut, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said in a video posted on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia says still advancing in Bakhmut, UK says Moscow lost many tanks nearby

Russian forces are still edging forward in the bombed-out eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a Moscow-installed official said on Tuesday, but British intelligence said a Russian tank division had taken heavy losses in the nearby town of Avdiivka.

Reuters

Zelensky visits troops in Zaporizhzhia as part of frontline tour – and discusses nuclear safety

Visits comes after announcement from Vladimir Putin Russia had reached deal to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Holding Bakhmut Is a ‘Military Necessity’, Says Ukrainian General

Ukraine's ground forces commander said on Monday his troops were continuing to repel heavy Russian attacks on the eastern city of Bakhmut and that defending it was a "military necessity".

Reuters

Holding Bakhmut is a 'military necessity' - Ukrainian general

Ukraine's ground forces commander said on Monday his troops were continuing to repel heavy Russian attacks on the eastern city of Bakhmut and that defending it was a "military necessity".

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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘irresponsible’ and ‘escalatory’, says Germany

Berlin says Moscow’s announcement is ‘another attempt at nuclear intimidation’

The New Daily

Belarus deal to station Russian nuclear weapons

Russia's President says tactical nuclear weapons will be stationed in Belarus in the same way US nuclear weapons have been placed in Europe.

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Ukraine’s Top Soldier Says Situation in Embattled Bakhmut Is Stabilizing

Ukrainian forces have managed to blunt Russia's offensive in and around the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, where the situation is stabilizing, commander in chief General Valery Zaluzhniy said on Saturday. Separately, Britain's defense ministry said the months-long Russian assault on the city had stalled, mainly as a result of…

Reuters

Ukraine says Bakhmut situation is stabilising, Putin plays down tank shortage

Ukrainian forces have managed to blunt Russia's offensive in and around the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, where the situation is stabilising, commander in chief General Valery Zaluzhniy said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says battle for Bakhmut is 'stabilizing'

The top commander of Ukraine’s military said Saturday that his forces are pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut

Evening Standard

Russian attack on Bakhmut ‘stalls’ amid tensions between army and Wagner Group, says UK

It comes after Ukrainian military officials claimed Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are “running out of steam”

The Guardian - AU

Moscow ‘has deal with Belarus to station nuclear weapons’, says Putin – as it happened

Russia’s president says deal struck to station weapons on ally’s territory, according to Tass news agencyWhat we know on day 395 of the invasion

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack

As Russian observers hunt for clues of a spring offensive, Ukraine’s land forces chief suggests an unlikely strategy

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Putin says Moscow has deal with Belarus to station nuclear weapons there

Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, Tass news agency quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Saturday.

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