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A rocket attack conducted in Ukraine by Russia’s armed forces during president Vladimir Putin’s state-of-the-nation speech has killed half a dozen civilians in the southern city of Kherson on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said.
After eight months of grinding combat, Russian forces are bearing down on Bakhmut from three directions, leaving Ukraine’s main supply line under severe pressure as President Vladimir Putin tries to secure his first significant battlefield victory since early summer 2022.
While analysts say Bakhmut has little military significance, the city has become the focal point of both Ukrainian resistance and Moscow’s drive to…