Ukraine says blitz on Bakhmut foiled

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 06, 2023 12:09 am

KYIV: Ukraine said it had fought off a fresh Russian assault on the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut Saturday as it endured a fresh wave of shelling in the disputed Donetsk region.

Ukrainian officials meanwhile recovered the bodies of two British volunteers, killed trying to help evacuate people from the eastern warzone.

REGROUPING Ukrainian servicemen walk on the road toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP PHOTO

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