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Intense fighting continues around Bakhmut with Ukrainian accounts stating the city is holding hard while Russian media claims it is almost cut off.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

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UAE (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Intense fighting continues around Bakhmut with Ukrainian accounts stating the city is holding hard while Russian media claims it is almost cut off.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces were intensifying their offensive to capture Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.202Z

Source story: day-336a-2023-01-26