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Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv contests Russian claims of military control over Bakhmut The town in the Donetsk region has become a symbol of Russia’s war of attrition, as its ongoing offensive has been met with fierce Ukrainian resistance. 27/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russian troops wage ferocious fight for control of strongholds in east Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town of Soledar. There has been no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities of the city's fall. 13/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Fierce fighting around Bakhmut and Soledar Ukrainian mortar units targeted Russian positions as they fought desperately to repel waves of invaders trying to capture Bakhmut and the devastated salt mining town of Soledar in Donetsk 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Putin removes his top commander in Ukraine after just three months Russian president Vladimir Putin has replaced his top military commander in Ukraine just three months after appointing General Sergei Surovikin to the post 12/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: How constant shelling has destroyed a village in Ukraine Hundreds of people used to live in Bohorodychany but now around ten remain living in the rubble with limited electricity and water 08/01/2023
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