Holding Bakhmut is a 'military necessity' - Ukrainian general

Only third of Bakhmut under Ukrainian control, says presidential adviser

An adviser to Ukraine's presidency said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces controlled only a third of Bakhmut, the city in eastern Ukraine. The city is currently witnessing fierce battle between forces of Russia and Ukraine. The city has seen the longest battle of the Russian invasion. "Bakhmut is one-third controlled by Ukraine, as international observers have established," Sergiy Leshchenko said in a briefing broadcast by the presidency's Teleg

Bakhmut has turned into a Russian ‘slaughter-fest’

Gen Mark Milley, America's top general, says the Ukrainians are fighting ‘very well’ as Kremlin forces face being ‘hammered’

Russian troops facing 'slaughter-fest' in Bakhmut, says top US general

Fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the hottest on the frontline for roughly seven months but Russia's efforts to encircle the region appear to be failing.

Bakhmut is 'slaughter-fest' for Russians who are being 'hammered' by Ukrainians

US General Mark Milley revealed in a press conference that Russia was suffering major losses in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of failed attempts to claim the city

The battle for Bakhmut has turned into a 'slaughter-fest' for Russia, says top US general

Russia has suffered huge losses trying to take the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, and in recent weeks progress has largely ground to a halt.

Bakhmut has become Russian "slaughter-fest," says U.S. general

"They're getting hammered in the vicinity of Bahkmut," General Mark Milley told lawmakers on Wednesday.