War has been raging in Ukraine for almost a year.
In the east of the country in particular, Russian and Ukrainian troops are engaged in relentless fighting.
The news ticker.
NATO assessment:
Russian offensive has begun
Fighting for the town of Bachmut:
Wagner troops encounter resistance
Here you can read current developments from the Ukraine conflict in the news ticker.
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Kiev/Moscow – Experts are expecting a new offensive by the Russian army in the Ukraine war.
According to several analyses, the think tank “Institute for the Study of War” already saw numerous indications of the recruitment of soldiers.
The goal is apparently once again the conquest of the Donbass, in particular the Donetsk region.
Ukraine News: According to NATO, the Russian offensive has already begun
According to a NATO assessment, the Russian offensive has already begun: “It is clear that we are in a logistics race.
Munitions and weapons must reach Ukraine before Russia can take the initiative on the battlefield," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently told the
Financial Times
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Tank barriers are located in the city center of Bakhmut, which was damaged by shelling.
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"We see what President Putin is doing now: He is now sending thousands of soldiers, accepting a very high casualty rate, accepting large losses," he said
before a defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, according to a report by
ARD .
In addition, Stoltenberg did not rule out the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine.
That doesn't make NATO a party to the conflict, he stressed.
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Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops has been going on around the town of Bakhmut for weeks.
This is considered strategically valuable in order to develop further areas.
Hardly any people live there anymore.
There are heavy casualties on both sides.
According to the Russian mercenary group Wagner, the fighting for the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is far from over.
"Bachmut will not be taken tomorrow because there is strong resistance," said Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on Tuesday (February 15), according to his press service.
There will be no victory celebrations in the foreseeable future.
Ukraine News: Heavy fighting for Bakhmut
Ukraine is becoming “more and more active” and is mobilizing more forces.
Every day, "between 300 and 500 new fighters from all directions" approached the city, which had been bitterly fought over for months," said the Wagner boss.
The artillery fire is getting "more intense every day".
Both sides suffered heavy casualties in the fierce fighting for Bakhmut.
Located in the mining region, the city has become an important political and symbolic destination.
Moscow is pursuing the goal of bringing the Donetsk region under complete control.
For several months, the Russian armed forces and Wagner mercenaries have been trying to capture Bakhmut.
(talking to afp/dpa)
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