Day 431 of the Invasion of Ukraine: The Situation in Bakhmut remains Very Complex

Day 431 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• The situation in Bakhmut remains "very complex", with Ukrainian forces still in control of the main supply route
• ''I fell into hysteria'': How people live in Mariupol
• A 14-year-old girl deported from Ukraine is on trial in Russia
• If the Russians had invaded Kyiv at the beginning of the war, Zelensky would have fought to the death

The situation in Bakhmut remains "very complex", with Ukrainian forces still in control of the main supply route

Ukrainian armed forces still control the main supply route to Bakhmut, but the situation in the eastern Ukrainian city remains "very complex". From the Russian side, a new advance of the Russian units is reported.

The representative of the eastern command of the Ukrainian troops, Serhiy Cherevaty, was categorical that the Ukrainian defense did not allow the Russian forces to cut off the logistical corridor between the ruined Bakhmut and Chasov Yar, located about 20 kilometers west of it. According to military analysts, it would be the next target of the Russian offensive if Bakhmut falls.

The head of Russia's Wagner military organization, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said its units had advanced another 100-150 meters, leaving only about 3 square kilometers of Bakhmut under Ukrainian control. Prigozhin threatened to withdraw his troops from the city amid the high number of casualties and added that he had sent a letter to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu asking for immediate supplies of ammunition.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...