Russia launches strikes on civilian target in Zaporizhzhia overnight, killing two; Bakhmut can’t be held ‘at any cost’, says Ukrainian MP
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Ukrainian forces hung on to their positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut early on Thursday under constant attack from Russian troops seeking to claim their first major victory for more than half a year.
Russia says seizing Bakhmut would open the way to fully controlling the rest of the strategic Donbas industrial region bordering Russia, one of the main objectives of its invasion a year ago on 24 February.
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