Russia's Wagner Group says it has captured all of Bakhmut

 

With Zelenskyy thousands of kilometers away at the G7, back in Ukraine the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has claimed a breakthrough on the battlefield. Yevgeny Prigozhin claims in this video that his forces have fully captured the eastern city of Bakhmut. Ukraine's military has been quick to deny the ruined city has fallen. Kyiv says its troops are still defending their positions.

Russia and Ukraine's fight for the last streets of Bakhmut - BBC News

 

The battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of this war so far. Western officials estimate between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded here, while Ukraine's military has also paid a heavy price - and it still isn't over.

Russia launches a barrage of air strikes across Ukrainian cities | DW News

 

Russia launched a large-scale wave of strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine sowing destruction and injuries, officials said early on Monday, as Moscow prepares for its Victory Day holiday. Victory Day in Russia is May 9, one of the country's most commemorated public holidays marking the anniversary of Nazi Germany's capitulation in 1945. Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine on Monday.

Inside Ukraine’s longest battle in the city of Bakhmut

 In Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, two Ukrainian army brigades defending the city’s southern flank gave the BBC access to their positions as fierce fighting continued in and around the city.

Why is the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut important to Russia? - BBC News

ussian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of Bakhmut - but Russia does not control the eastern city, its deputy mayor has said. Oleksandr Marchenko also told the BBC the remaining 4,000 civilians are living in shelters without access to gas, electricity or water. Mr Marchenko said "not a single building" had remained untouched and that the city is "almost destroyed".