Russia's Defense Ministry says its troops are in full control of Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Russia says its forces have managed to capture more territory in the heavily contested city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.

Russia says its soldiers are battling Ukrainians in the latter's last strongholds in the flashpoint city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian president has visited two Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine as Moscow keeps trying to fully seize Bakhmut.

Russia and Ukraine exchange barbs over Bakhmut as the situation remains unclear which side's forces are in control of the city.

Russian forces have pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine in their latest aerial attacks, while the US doubts, according to recently leaked documents, that Kiev's new counteroffensive will yield big gains against Moscow.

A Russian official has claimed that 75 percent of the frontline town of Bakhmut has been seized by Russian forces.

The head of Russia's Wagner group says there is no sign Ukrainian forces are quitting Bakhmut.

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Russia's Wagner security company claims its units have captured the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine "in a legal sense"