The Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was facing heavy artillery fire as the NATO chief backed reports from officials in the area that Russia had launched a major new offensive, days before the first anniversary of its invasion
The city has already endured months of shelling and may districts are in ruins. Only about 5,000 civilians are left there out of a pre-war population of about 70,000, Kyrylenko said. Troops have fortified positions in anticipation of street fighting.
Authorities hoped to reduce the number of people remaining there to a minimum and they would try to evacuate the wounded, he said. "Thank you to every one of our soldiers who are preventing the occupiers from encircling Bakhmut ... and who are holding our key positions at the front," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an evening address.
Ukrainian officials also said the Russians had suffered big losses around Vuhledar, a town about 150 km southwest of Bakhmut, including tanks and armoured vehicles as well as personnel.With Ukraine desperate for more weapons, defence ministers from several NATO allies will meet at the organisation's headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss more military aid.
On the eve of the meeting, Ukraine's top general and the most senior U.S. Army commander in Europe discussed military aid and training in aStoltenberg said he expected the issue of aircraft to be discussed but that Ukraine needed support on the ground now.
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