Fighting is raging in Bakhmut as Russian troops battle to seize the city following setbacks elsewhere.

The relentless shelling captured in video clips comes as Russian military leaders grow more desperate for a symbolic victory.

Russia is seeking to gain a greater foothold in Donbas, pushing the bulk of the fighting in Ukraine eastward.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that of all his forces’ battles, the “most difficult” is in Bakhmut.

Ukrainian military sources estimate that on some days hundreds of Russian soldiers have been killed trying to overrun their positions around their city.

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