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Russian Wagner Group chief claims extended gains in Bakhmut

The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company says that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting has continued in the war’s longest battle

The Independent UK

Russians Claim Control over Eastern Bakhmut, Ukrainians Defiant

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the year-long war. If the claim is true, it would mean Russian forces control nearly half…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bakhmut may fall 'in coming days', NATO's Stoltenberg warns

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut may fall into Russian hands in the coming days after months of intense fighting. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

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Russian forces unlikely to capture significantly more territory this year, says US – as it happened

US director of national intelligence says Russian military likely unable to carry on current level of fighting, even with possible capture of Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 378

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 378th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine

Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war’s longest and bloodiest battle

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: a fight to the death in Bakhmut with both sides bogged in the spring thaw

With winter coming to a close in Ukraine, Russia is making a series of advances in the eastern Donbas region, with a primary aim of capturing the city of Bakhmut. While the city itself has some (limited) strategic significance as a regional transport hub, neither its symbolic nor material value…

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'Oh my daughter': Volunteer medic, 29, buried in Ukraine

Just over a week ago, Associated Press journalists filmed 29-year-old Yana Rikhlitska as she helped treat wounded soldiers in a field hospital outside the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian drone gets revenge on Russian soldier who brazenly gave it the finger

One Russian soldier is seeing raised his middle finger, before he reaches for his rifle. The drone then flies up and hovers over the trench as they panic and drop for cover during fighting in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia’s spring offensive in Ukraine has ‘stalled’, say western officials

Even if Putin’s forces manage to take control of Bakhmut, western officials say it will be a ‘hollow victory’ for Russia’s military under the command of General Valery Gerasimov

Evening Standard

Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russian grip tightens

Ukrainian troops will keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut and reinforcements will be sent in, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

The New Daily

Ukraine, Russia exchange scores of POWs as UN chief heads to Kyiv

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was on his way to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday as Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. Zelensky said earlier in the day that the Ukrainian military would be sending reinforcements to the besieged city of Bakhmut, belying earlier reports…

France 24

Russia’s Shoigu: Capture of Bakhmut Will Allow Further Offensives in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the seizure of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine was critical to punching a hole in Ukrainian defenses and would allow Moscow's forces to mount further offensive operations deeper inside the country. Russian forces have been waging an intense campaign for months to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelensky orders more troops to ‘help the guys’ defend Bakhmut against Russian onslaught

Ukraine’s military chiefs push to ‘reinforce, not withdraw’ as Russia suffers heavy losses

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The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian leaders agree to continue Bakhmut defence as casualties mount

Head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force says his troops’ position could be in peril due to a lack of ammunition

The Independent UK

Who are the Wagner mercenaries and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Guardian - AU

Four thousand civilians in Bakhmut, says Ukraine, as west says Russia has sustained up to 30,000 casualties there – as it happened

Ukraine deputy PM says around 38 children remain in besieged city as western officials estimate Russia has sustained heavy losses there

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 377 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy commits to defending Bakhmut and pays tribute to executed soldier

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The New Daily

Wagner boss suggests Russian ‘betrayal’ in bloodiest battle

The founder of Russia's mercenary force has suggested "betrayal" as he demands ammunition from Moscow for the grinding battle in Bakhmut. Just days ago

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s forces say they are holding out in ‘utter hell’ of fight for eastern city of Bakhmut

It comes as the head of the Russian Wagner merecenary group complains that their frontlines around the city could collapse without ammunition

WEKU

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine vows to fortify defences in frontline Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine pledged on Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that's become a symbolic prize in the war.

Daily Mirror

Mutiny among Russian fighters as Wagner chief moans troops aren't being supplied

Yevgeny Prigozhin's soldiers have joined the regular Russian army as they battle Ukrainian forces to capture Bakhmut, an eastern city that has become the frontline of the current conflict

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s forces capturing Bakhmut will not ‘change the tide of this fight,’ says US Defence Secretary

Vladimir Putin’s troops are said to have almost encircled the town in the Donetsk province in the eastern Donbas region

The Independent UK

Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city

The fate of Bakhmut appears to be hanging in the balance as Russian forces continue to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city

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