CHASIV YAR, Ukraine—Some of Ukraine’s biggest gains in its counteroffensive have come around the city of Bakhmut, which Russia seized in May after months of bloody fighting.
But soldiers near there say advances have slowed in recent days amid stiff Russian defense and counterattacks, denting hopes that Kyiv could soon retake the city.
Persons:
CHASIV YAR, denting
Organizations:
Ukraine’s
Locations:
Ukraine, Bakhmut, Russia