Bakhmut

Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday morning that the loss of Bakhmut could undermine Ukraine's momentum, forcing them to compromise with Vladimir Putin.
Since then, the General Staff of its armed forces announced that the Russian offensive had "a certain degree of success".

Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.

Day 382 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Medvedev spoke to "France 24", almost two months after he fled to Norway and requested asylum there. Speaking from Oslo, Medvedev explained that he had "witnessed many things" while fighting in Ukraine.
However, he said he did not want to talk about the specifics because he is gathering the data for Norwegian investigators.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the "Wagner Group" paramilitary formation, which is fighting in Ukraine, claims that the entire eastern part of the city of Bakhmut is under Russian control.

The Russian army vowed on Tuesday to capture the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, a move President Volodymyr Zelensky said would give Moscow an "open road" for offensives deeper into his country.

Day 375 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Olena Morozova had endured months of bombardment in what has become the most gruelling battle of the war in Ukraine for the city of Bakhmut, but on Thursday, she said she had finally had enough.

Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the eastern city of Soledar in the Donetsk region, military spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty was quoted as saying by Ukrainian state television on Wednesday.

"(Our forces) fulfilled their main task: to prevent the enemy from making systematic breakthroughs in the Donetsk direction," Cherevatiy said, quoted by TASS.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

The Russian military said it had begun "offensive operations" in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region

The Russian army said yesterday that it had begun "offensive operations" in the Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine, AFP reported.