Bitter fighting in Bakhmut as Putin visits occupied Ukraine
Apr 19, 2023
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 19: Heavy fighting continues over the now-destroyed city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as Russian troops attack from the air with heavy artillery, Ukrainian and British officials said on Tuesday. "There is a realistic possibility that Russia has reduced troop numbers and is decreasing offensive action around Donetsk city, most likely to divert resources toward the Bakhmut sector," the British Defence Ministry wrote in its daily Ukraine update on Twitter.