Bakhmut
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| Area | 416 |
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| Weather | -7°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 65% Humidity |
| Population | 77,177 (2015) |
| Hotels | View hotels |
| Local time | Saturday 15:41 |
| City rights | 1783 |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
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| ID | 2454072 |
About Bakhmut
Bakhmut formerly Artemivsk/Artyomovsk, is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. On 4 February 2016 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine confirmed the name change of the city by returning to the original one.
G7 to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit
... " He also presented a battle flag from the destroyed city of Bakhmut - the site of the longest, and possibly bloodiest, battle in Russia s invasion of Ukraine...
Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities
... The Ukrainian General Staff has reported that Ukrainian forces have conducted offensive operations south and north of what is left of the eastern city of Bakhmut - most of which has been under Russian control...
Wagner, Prigozhin, Putin and Shoigu: Bitter rivalries that led to a rebellion
... The attempt to seize Bakhmut - a small city with a pre-war population of around 70,000 people - is puzzling...
Ukraine war: Saboteurs cross into Russia's Belgorod, governor says
... However Mr Putin s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that efforts were underway to eliminate the sabotage group, and said its purpose was to draw attention away from the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut - which a Russian mercenary group after months of intense and bloody fighting...
Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Wagner claim over Bakhmut
...Russian mercenaries are in full control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, their chief says - a claim immediately dismissed by Ukrainian officials...
Bakhmut: Wagner raises Russian flag but Ukraine fights on
...The head of Russia s Wagner mercenary group says he has raised a Russian flag over Bakhmut s city hall in Ukraine...
Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control - deputy mayor
...By Laura GozziBBC NewsRussian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of Bakhmut - but Russia does not control the eastern city, its deputy mayor has said...
Ukraine latest: Numerous Bakhmut attacks still being repelled, says Kyiv
... Russian forces claim they are about to take the eastern city of Bakhmut - the focus of intense fighting for many months...
Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities
By Francesca GillettBBC News
At least eight people have been killed in an attack on a Residential Area in The Eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, the country's authorities have said.
Ukraine's interior ministry said another 13 people were wounded in The Russian shelling of The Town of Lyman.
The Strike caused fires in A House , a printing shop and three cars which have now been put out by rescuers, the ministry said.
It Comes as the country marks the 500th day of The Invasion .
Ukraine's counter-offensive, which began last month, continues to grind on in The Eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions.
Its advances have been slow, as Russia continues its missile and drone attacks.
The small city of Lyman is a key railway hub in the Donetsk, and was initially captured by Russia but then
Russia had been " concentrating quite powerful forces" there, the spokesman of Ukraine's eastern group of forces, Serhiy Cherevatyy, told Ukrainian television on Friday.
" At around 10:00, the Russians struck The Town with multiple rocket launchers, " the regional governor of Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko , said on Social Media on Saturday . He Said A House and a shop were damaged.
The Bbc has not been able to verify the claims.
On Thursday, 10 people, including A Woman aged 95, were killed after a Russian rocket hit an apartment building in Lviv, Western Ukraine .
Another 40 people were injured in what The Mayor of Lviv described as " one of the biggest attacks" on The City 's civilian infrastructure.
And the previous week 13 people were killed - including Children - When a restaurant and Shopping Centre were struck in Kramatorsk, an eastern city close to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
For months, Russia has been carrying out deadly missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, often hitting civilian targets and causing widespread blackouts.
On Saturday , - a place that has became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after being retaken by Ukrainian forces - to mark the 500th day of The Invasion .
" I want to thank from here, from this place of victory, each of our soldiers for these 500 days, " Mr Zelensky said.
One month into its long-awaited counter-offensive, Ukraine says its forces are making gains - although Mr Zelensky
And earlier This Week , the US's highest-ranking military officer, Gen Mark Milley , said although Ukraine was advancing steadily, its counter-offensive against Russia would be difficult and " very bloody".
The Ukrainian General Staff has reported that Ukrainian forces have conducted offensive operations south and north of what is left of The Eastern city of Bakhmut - Most of which has been under Russian control.
Last week, Ukraine's military commander-in-chief said its campaign had been hampered by a lack of adequate firepower and expressed frustration with the slow deliveries of weapons promised by The West .
But on Friday, - a controversial type of weapon that is banned in More Than 120 countries, including the UK, because they have a record of killing civilians.
The US has faced criticism for its decision, but Mr Zelensky thanked the US for the " timely, broad and much-needed" aid.
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