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Bookmark or Share- With Bakhmut in Ruins, Ukraine Shifts Focus to City’s Outskirts ...Ukraine’s top military commander concedes that only a small contingent of troops is still defending Bakhmut, site of the war’s deadliest battle. Here’s what we’re covering: Russia is ‘mopping up’...
- Why is Bakhmut important in the Russia-Ukraine war?Bakhmut, which once had a population of about 70,000 people, has seen eight months of fierce fighting in the bloodiest battle since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
- Why Bakhmut has taken center stage in war in UkraineBakhmut, which had a prewar population of more than 70,000, was an important center for salt and gypsum mining in the Donetsk region of the country’s industrial heartland known as the Donbas. The city was also known for its sparkling wine production in historic underground caves.
- Battle of Bakhmut - WikipediaBakhmut, formerly known as Artemivsk, was the site of a 2014 battle between Ukraine and the self-declared separatist Donetsk People's Republic.
- Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must ...Bakhmut fell to Russia in May, largely due to waves of attacks from mercenary Wagner fighters, including prison conscripts thought to have died by the hundreds. Ukraine has been trying to reclaim it ever since, hoping to deal a major psychological blow to Russia.
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