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Added on the 28/05/2022 09:47:33 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that Russian troops managed to take three-quarters in the western part of Bakhmut. The last part city is still held by the Ukrainian army.
As fighting continues on the streets of Bakhmut in the east of Ukraine, Kyiv is racing to evacuate residents from the city as the Russian troops advance.
In eastern Ukraine intense fighting continues over the strategically important city of Bakhmut as the UN's atomic experts arrive in the country to help secure nuclear sites
Russian troops have stepped up an assault on the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, forcing Ukrainian troops to repel waves of attacks led by mercenary forces, officials in Kyiv said.
Images show heavy fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, where residents seek cover in basements as artillery fire roars through the streets. Soledar found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. IMAGES