Bakhmut battle pinning down Russia’s best units, Ukraine says
The intense trench warfare, described by both sides as a meat grinder, has led to huge losses. But Kyiv’s decision to stay and fight rather than withdraw was a sign it believes Russia’s losses are far worse than its own.After making gains throughout the second half of 2022, Ukrainian forces have been mostly on the defensive since mid-November, while Russia has gone on the attack with troops called up in its first mobilization since Second World War.
Russia fired hundreds of millions of dollars worth of missiles across Ukraine on Thursday, including an unprecedented six of its hypersonic kinzhal missiles, touted as a superweapon for which NATO has no answer. It is only believed to possess a few dozen kinzhals. The worst damage appears to have been in the eastern city of Kharkiv, where the regional governor said around 500,000 people were still without power on Friday morning.
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