A drone video released on Saturday showed the battle raging in Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut, on the frontline of Russia's invasion of its western neighbour.

Several explosions were seen in the video, with buildings destroyed or on fire. The video source claimed that Russia was "destroying civilian infrastructure with artillery and mortars".

Bakhmut, with a population of 80,000 people before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, has become a symbol of the grinding warfare playing out along much of the eastern front, where enemy positions have rarely budged more than a few hundred meters in recent weeks.

Military experts say that the city appears to be of little strategic value to either side, but Russian forces including mercenaries fighting for the Wagner group have in recent days intensified their bombardment.

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