Ukraine says Russian forces have achieved some success in the frontline city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine’s future depends on the outcome of the battle raging around Bakhmut and other strategic cities and towns in the war-ravaged country’s east, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, calling the fighting "hard" and "very painful".

Russia and Ukraine both claim that hundreds of each other’s troops were killed over the past 24 hours in the front line.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 16:00 GMT on March 8, 2023.

Russia extends gains in the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut as NATO chief says the town could fall into the hands of Russian forces.

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian forces while defending the eastern city of Bakhmut from Russian forces, British military intelligence said, as intense fire exchange taking place in and around the eastern city.

Russia's defense minister visits the country’s troops in a rare visit at the front line in eastern Ukraine.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 10:00 GMT on March 1, 2023.

Moscow says Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine to end war but will not give up the Ukrainian regions it has annexed.

A barrage of missiles by Russian forces has struck targets across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials, as the West pledges to pour more arms into Kiev.