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General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, predicted that Ukrainian forces would not retreat from Bakhmut.

Invalid Date Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces would not retreat from Bakhmut.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

American Pete Reed, a humanitarian, died in Bakhmut in early February.

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