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ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut — which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven't taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six mont...

the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that rema...

controlled by any one country. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut — which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven't taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victor...

Tommy haas said injanuary it would be a disgrace if djokovic was not allowed to compete this year. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. arsenal behind at the moment to bournemouth. i will be back later on this afternoon. back now to war in ukraine. the supreme commander of nato troops in europe, general christopher cavoli, has said the scale of the war in the country is �*unbelivable' — with 2,000 large battle tanks destroyed, and more than 200,000 russian soldiers killed or wounded, including 1,800 officers. some of the most intens...

The supreme commander of nato troops in europe, general christopher cavoli, has said the scale of the war in the country is �*unbelivable' — with 2,000 large battle tanks destroyed and more than 200,000 russian soldiers killed or wounded, including 1,800 officers. earlier i spoke to dr patrick bewree, a senior lecturer in security at the university of bath and a former british army captain. he says ukrainian forces are now trying to retreat west. what you have seen is politically the defence ministry and zelensky in ukraine set the ground, essentially, saying they are coming under increasi...