Ukrainian war: Zelenskyy claims the situation in Bakhmut is deteriorating

• President Zelenskyy stated that gaining a footing in Bakhmut and assuring its defense was being severely jeopardized by Russia.
• US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advised China against arming Russia.
• Some of the worst combat since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago has taken place in Bakhmut.

The situation in Bakhmut, on Ukraine’s eastern frontline, is growing “more and more difficult,” according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian forces have been attempting to capture the city for nearly six months.

“The enemy is constantly destroying everything which can be used to protect our positions,” said Mr. Zelenskyy.

On a visit to Kyiv on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advised China against arming Russia.

Some of the worst combat since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago has taken place in Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, which Moscow and its separatist supporters control.

Russian forces’ efforts to seize the industrial city have recently increased, with their troops gaining momentum.

Practically all roads

The separatist leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said “practically all roads” into the city were “under [Russian] fire control”.

In his nighttime address, President Zelenskyy stated that gaining a footing in Bakhmut and assuring its defense was being severely jeopardized by Russia’s renewed offensive.

He was “grateful to each and every person who is heroically holding” the area.

President Zelenskyy also again appealed for sophisticated combat planes to be supplied so that “the entire territory of our country” might be defended from “Russian terror”.

Janet Yellen announced the latest transfer on Monday during a surprise visit to Kyiv.

Janet Yellen announced the latest transfer of $1.25 billion (£1 billion) in economic and budget aid to Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday.

Ms. Yellen reaffirmed US President Joe Biden’s statement, delivered on his own visit to Kyiv last week, that Washington would stick behind Ukraine until the war was won.

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