The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts. There is nothing ... just ruins and dead Russians,’ says Ukraine’s president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces are not occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's claims.

With a long-promised Ukrainian counteroffensive looming to recapture territory taken by Russia in 15th months of fighting, Moscow launched a series of attacks on Kyiv over the weekend targeting military infrastructure and supplies.

Ukrainian military officials say that soldiers are still engaging Russian forces in fierce battles in and around Bakhmut

Ukraine denies Russia has seized control of Bakhmut

Volodymyr Zelensky has denied that Bakhmut is occupied after Russian forces claimed to have captured the city.

Ukraine denies Wagner claim that city has fallen and says fighting ongoing in some parts

Warning comes after Joe Biden said US would back joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots to fly fighter jets

Ukraine rejects claim, says heavy fighting continues in the city and describes the situation there as ‘critical’.

Kyiv rejects Yevgeny Prigozhin’s claim to have captured Bakhmut and says fighting continues

Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war.