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History books will show that Ukraine has transformed modern warfare, said a top NATO admiral. Bauer says that NATO will support Ukraine throughout the war and the "many, many years after that." "Every day, we are in awe of our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in uniform," Bauer told the NATO Military Committee Conference. History books will show Ukraine has transformed modern warfare. The NATO chief said that Ukraine would "eventually" become a military alliance member.
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Helmet-cam appears to show American soldiers fighting Russian forces in Ukraine. The footage shows them dodging bullets and mortar blasts as they try to seek cover and intense fire. The American soldiers run through the barren land, at times tripping over in the rubble. Most of these fighters joined the International Legion, while others joined the army itself or worked to help Ukrainian forces in other capacities. Several American volunteers have died battling Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Ukraine is sending elite units to Bakhmut as Russian forces make further advances, the UK MoD said. Ukrainian forces are now vulnerable to Russian attacks from three sides of the city, it said. The Russian army and Wagner Group forces have been making advances into the city's northern suburbs amid intense fighting, and Ukrainian forces are now vulnerable to Russian attacks from three sides, the department said in an intelligence update. Ukrainian soldiers shelter in the woods along a road outside of the strategic city of Bakhmut on January 18, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Ukrainian emergency workers try to extinguish a fire caused by Russian attacks in the center of Bakhmut on December 23, 2022.
A Ukrainian commander said fighting in Bakhmut is "critical" and there are more Russians than ammo. The head of Russia's mercenary Wagner group said the city is almost surrounded by Russian forces. Reuters reported that Nazarenko told the radio station that Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut have less ammo than there are Russian troops attacking the city. Insider previously reported that Bakhmut was being referred to as "the meat grinder" by soldiers. A retired US Marine fighting alongside Ukrainian forces said a fighter's life expectancy on the front lines in Bakhmut was around 4 hours.
Footage released by Ukrainian forces shows intense scenes of border guards firing at Russians. In the video released last Tuesday on Facebook, the Border Guard Service said four Russian "occupiers" were killed, and five were wounded. Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to capture Bahkmut by the war's one-year mark on February 24, Sky News reported. Ukrainian forces have held off shelling of 20 settlements near Bakhmut as of Friday, General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a Facebook post. Russian forces are responsible for a "widespread and systematic attack" against Ukrainian civilians, she said, including execution-style killings, rape, and torture.
Much of Russia's artillery fire was focused on Bakhmut, a bombed-out city in Donetsk province and a principal target for President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskiy said Russia was in a hurry to achieve as much as it could with its latest push before Ukraine and its allies could gather strength. Speed saves people's lives, speed brings back security, and I thank all our partners who realize that speed is important." Russian forces had made incremental progress in their assault on Bahkmut, White House spokesperson John Kirby said. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russian forces would not be able to capture the town anytime soon.
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