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Intense fighting in and around Bakhmut

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A woman crosses a destroyed bridge in Bakhmut, Donetsk region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: AFP / DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

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Russia is ramping up pressure on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, hoping to make it its first military success in months.

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