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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, visits the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre of fighting as Russia's invasion stretches into its tenth month. Zelensky meets military officials and hands out awards to Ukrainian servicemen, who have been holding back a fierce and months-long Russian military campaign against the city. The brutal trench warfare and artillery battles around Bakhmut -- once known for its vineyards and cavernous salt mines -- have flattened large parts of the city and its surroundings. IMAGES ++ 334W3D8 TEXT
Images show damaged buildings and on fire after shelling in the city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region in east Ukraine. Donetsk and Lugansk have weathered the worst of the fighting and Moscow's forces have captured most of the cities in the two war-torn regions. IMAGES
The first snow of the winter blankets the armoured vehicle-tracked roads in east Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region as the conflict with Russia drags on. Winter snow, mud and ice are expected to force a lull in Ukraine's months-long counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow's forces. IMAGES
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show tanks, armoured vehicles and Wagner fighters on the streets and around the headquarters of the Southern Military District. IMAGES
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show armoured vehicles and Wagner soldiers lining the streets as residents walk around them or watch on in groups. In an earlier televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the city as Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to oust the Russian military's top brass. IMAGES