Ukraine war: Bakhmut remains ‘epicentre’ of combat, Kyiv says


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Ukrainian forces fire a barrage of rockets in the direction of Bakhmut. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Bakhmut and the nearby Donetsk city of Marinka remain the “epicentre” of the conflict, Ukraine’s armed forces have said on Monday, a day after Russia claimed it had completed its “liberation” of the ruined city. “[In Bakhmut] the enemy continues to lead offensive actions. Fighting for the city of Bakhmut continues,” the armed forces said, adding that over the past day Russia had “unsuccessfully tried to recover lost positions south of the [nearby] settlement of Ivanivske”. Confusion has reigned over the situation...