With the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion nearing, the Kremlin has intensified operations across a swathe of southern and eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a road outside the front-line town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 13 2023. Picture: REUTERS
He said Russian artillery was hitting targets all along the front lines in Donetsk, which along with Luhansk province makes up the Donbas, Ukraine’s industrial heartland and a major objective for the Russians. They had also beaten back an attack on a town in the Kharkiv region, which borders Russia in northeast Ukraine.
Bakhmut’s capture would provide a stepping stone for Russia to advance on two bigger cities in Donetsk — Kramatorsk and Sloviansk — and give Moscow new momentum after months of setbacks following its invasion last February 24.
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