Pressure mounting on Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut
Ukraine's president is vowing to hold onto Bakhmut as Russian forces encroach on the devastated eastern city. The Kremlin has sought to capture it for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian soldier takes cover in a trench under Russian shelling on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian tank drives towards a frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Monday, March 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian serviceman sits in a tank at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Monday, March 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Priests walk to the cemetery during the funeral of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A picture of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, is on display during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather during the funeral of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oleksandr Bondarenko, 42, center, stands next to the body of his brother, Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soldiers carry the coffin of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oksana Bondarenko, adjusts the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of her brother Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Inna, 22, cries over the body of his boyfriend, Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.