A member of the 68th Independent Jager Brigade of the Ukrainian Army moves positions in order to scan the horizon for Russian military from his position in the trenches near the frontline in the Southern Donbas region in Ukraine, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
The Guardian: Fighting in east Ukraine descends into trench warfare as Russia seeks breakthrough
The town of Bakhmut has been mostly abandoned as relentless shelling reduced buildings to rubble
Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily, as neither Russian or Ukrainian forces were able to make a significant breakthrough after months of fighting.
As Russia moved fresh formations to the area in recent weeks, including reinforcements previously in the Kherson region, the fighting in the Bakhmut sector has descended into trench warfare reminiscent of the first world war.
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WNU Editor: Ukraine is denying reports that the town of Bakhmut is surrounded by Russian forces. My Russian sources say that in the past week a number of towns around Bakkhmut have been seized by their forces. I do not know who is right, but I do know that the worst fighting of this war is now happening in this part of the Donbas.
Fighting In East Ukraine Has Descended Into Trench Warfare
Trenches, mud and death: One Ukrainian battlefield looks like something out of World War I -- CNBC
Ukrainian soldiers face a new adversary: muddy trenches -- Reuters
Ukraine locked in trench warfare as Russian push for Bakhmut continues -- NYPost
Ukraine Situation Report: The Bloody Battle For Bakhmut -- Warzone/The Drive
Continuous assaults, water-logged trenches, and cold: How Ukraine is holding the line in Bakhmut -- The New Voice of Ukraine
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