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Day 417 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from some areas around the city of Bakhmut as Russia renewed its offensive with intense artillery fire over the past two days, Britain said on Friday in an intelligence update cited by Reuters.

Day 415 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 413 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 410 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The Russians have been trying to conquer this city of Ukraine since July last year.
The report stated that Russian forces "very likely entered the center of Bakhmut and occupied the western bank of the Bakhmutka River". Intelligence officials point out that "it is likely that a key Ukrainian supply route west of the city is seriously compromised."

As "The Telegraph" recalls in its text, in the summer of 1934, Hitler ordered the assassination of the leaders of the SA, a Nazi private militia that had gotten out of control and threatened his power.

Day 405 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The flag was raised with the inscription "Good memory of Vladlen Tatarsky".
Prigozhin's comment was published on the Telegram channel of his press service.

Russia's Wagner paramilitary group on Monday claimed it had captured the city hall in Ukraine's eastern town of Bakhmut, giving it "legal" control, but Kiev said its forces still held the town.

The battle for Bakhmut has raged for months with Wagner supporting Russian troops and Ukraine warning the fall of the town would lead to the loss of huge swathes of its territory.