Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv’s defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas. | Reuters
Ukrainian servicemen with the “5 Separate Assault Brigade” ride on an APC, in the region of Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 6, 2023.
“China advocates for peace talks and seeks a political solution,” responded Xi, who has sought to position China as a potential mediator but is seen by the West as favoring Russia.Xi said he was willing to speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, von der Leyen said Four civilians died in Russian-controlled Donetsk when shells hit a car park, and another six people were injured, Russia’s Tass agency said.
“Bakhmut is performing the key task of inflicting as many losses on Russia as possible and, most importantly, to prepare for a counter-attack to take place in late April-May,” Pavlo Narozhniy, a Ukrainian military analyst, told NV Radio. Ukrainian military expert Vladyslav Selezniov said Ukraine would be able to defend positions in the more heavily built-up west of Bakhmut as long as their route to the west, the “road of life” for getting supplies in and wounded out, remained open.
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