�It�s a Meat Grinder�: Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine as Russian Forces Eye Bakhmut

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has intensified as Russian troops led by the murky Wagner mercenary group relentlessly
the Russian military and the Kremlin for some good news after months of morale-sapping retreats in the face of successful Ukrainian
mining city in the Donetsk region with a pre-war population of 70,000 people, would give Russia a key foothold to launch offensives toward
forces have this week repelled two Russian offensives in the direction of Bakhmut from the city of Soledar 10 kilometers northeast of the
has knocked out water, gas and electricity supplies to Bakhmut, where scores of citizens remain despite an estimated 90% of the population
forces on Wednesday gained control of Zaitseve, a key settlement south of Bakhmut that is located on a major highway running to the city
footage has shown scorched earth and volleys of Ukrainian artillery being unleashed across Russian positions northeast of Bakhmut
the outskirts of Bakhmut in a report aired on Russian state broadcaster Channel One on Thursday
deploying its glut of new personnel recklessly in many cases
onset of winter is also likely to have a significant impact on military operations in the coming weeks and months, as a combination of mud,