Ukrainian troops are involved in 'very tough fighting' near the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut, which Russia is trying to take, says President Zelenskyy, as fighting enters its 228th day Follow our live coverage:👇
Ukrainian soldier rides an armoured vehicle, amid Russia's attack on the country, outside Bakhmut, in Donetsk region. Ukrainian troops are involved in very tough fighting near the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut, which Russia is trying to take, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in video address.
Although Ukrainian troops have recaptured thousands of square kilometres of land in recent offensives in the east and south, officials say progress is likely to slow once Kiev's forces meet more determined resistance. Russian forces have repeatedly tried to seize Bakhmut, which sits on a main road leading to the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Both are situated in the industrial Donbass region, which Moscow has yet to fully capture.
"We are holding our positions in the Donbass, in particular in the Bakhmut direction, where it is very, very difficult now, very tough fighting," said Zelenskyy.
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