Ukraine appears to be losing grip on Bakhmut | New wave of attacks | War in Ukraine

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Jan 28, 2023 at 10:03 PMUpdate: 2 minutes ago

NU.nl regularly gives you an overview of the situation in Ukraine. With this time: Ukraine seems to lose the battle of Bakhmut. Russia sees great strategic value in the city in the eastern Donetsk region and recently captured nearby Soledar.

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Ukraine appears to be losing control over Bakhmut

Ukraine appears to be losing control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. According to military sources, the Russian troops are stepping up their attacks and are fully focusing on Bakhmut after the capture of the neighboring town of Soledar.

Russia launched attacks on 40 settlements near Bakhmut on Saturday. More and more Ukrainian troops are withdrawing. “The Russians are destroying every possible place to take cover and the Ukrainians don’t have enough weapons to repel attacks,” a source told The Guardian.

Ukrainian troops are increasingly struggling to maintain control of the eastern city of Bakhmut. Photo: AFP

New wave of attacks heading towards ‘anniversary’

According to Oleksiy Danilov, the head of the Ukrainian National Security Council, Russia is ramping up its attacks. The new wave of attacks should ensure that many cities fall into the hands of Russia.

Moscow thinks this is symbolic, because Russian troops are said to have been ordered to look across the border of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia hopes to have conquered as much of Ukraine as possible before the ‘jubilee’ of February 24, the date on which Russian troops invaded Ukraine last year.

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Civilian deaths continue to rise from Russian missiles

Many Russian missile attacks were also reported across Ukraine on Saturday. Three people were killed and fourteen injured when a rocket hit apartment buildings and a hotel in eastern Kostiantynivka.

A total of ten Ukrainian civilian deaths and dozens injured were reported on Friday. Then it came to villages in the east and south. Six civilians were killed in Donetsk, two in Kherson and two in Kharkhiv. A day earlier, it was also hit by a drone attack deeper in the interior, where Ukraine still has full control. At least eleven Ukrainians were killed there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the situation on the frontline as “extremely acute”. “The occupier not only attacks our military positions, but also deliberately destroys towns and villages around them.”

A villager stands distraught by his wrecked car from the Russian missile attack in Kostiantynivka. Photo: Reuters

Russia: ‘Fourteen killed in attack on hospital in Luhansk’

Russia also points to Ukraine after an alleged attack on a hospital in Novoaidar in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, which is controlled by the Russians. According to Moscow, 14 people were killed and dozens injured by US-made HIMARS missiles, Russia claims. Victims would be patients, doctors and nurses.

Whether this Russian claim is correct remains to be seen. The news has not been confirmed by an independent source. Ukraine itself has not yet responded to the accusation.

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‘Russia violates children’s rights’

Russia is violating “fundamental principles of child protection” in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and giving them up for adoption, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says. “This is something that is happening in Russia and should not happen.”

Kyiv accuses Moscow of deporting Ukrainian citizens to Russia. According to US figures, this may concern up to 1.6 million people, including 260,000 children. Russia dismisses all accusations.

A Ukrainian soldier in a close embrace with his partner. Photo: AFP

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