Kyiv says Russian troops fiercely attacking Bakhmut

Kyiv says Russian troops are fiercely attacking Bakhmut, a cornerstone of the defence system around the last Ukrainian-held urban area in the eastern Donbas region.

“The enemy is carrying out an attack on Bakhmut; the fighting continues,” the Ukrainian general staff said in its situation report.

Pro-Russian rebels had reported the day before that there was fighting already inside the city area.