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General credited with key battlefield successes has also faced criticism over tactics and costly defence of Bakhmut
After heavy losses in early counteroffensive, Kyiv changed tactics to pound Russian defences and clear path for infantry
Kyiv says its forces liberated at least three villages in occupied Donetsk region
Zelenskyy denies that Russia fully controls city ‘destroyed’ in bloodiest clash since invasion
Kyiv and Moscow give conflicting statements on whether push to reclaim territory from Russian troops has begun
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms partial retreat of Russian forces from area near bombed-out eastern city
Yevgeny Prigozhin has threatened to pull out of Bakhmut unless Russia sends more weapons
The Financial Times joins units training near the frontline as Kyiv faces ‘decisive moment’ in war
Ukraine says it still retains control of other parts of the eastern city
Ukraine’s president shrugs off allies’ concerns about merits of holding on to eastern city under Russian assault
Battle for Donbas city continues as defence secretary Lloyd Austin promises improved ‘combat capability’ for Kyiv
How the eastern city came to play a central role in the war
Why the outcome of the war may have been decided years before Russia’s invasion
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