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Ukraine keeps up pressure in Bakhmut after Russian victory declaration
Russian forces declared victory in the eastern city last month, but Ukrainian defenders aren’t retreating.
By Mstysalv Chernov
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Wagner Group boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut
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Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the city had fallen.
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How US support for pilot training could pave path to F-16s for Ukraine
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