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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that it was crucial to quickly provide Ukraine with fresh munitions to resist Russia’s invasion. Meanwhile, fierce fighting continued in the city of Bakhmut, with the Russian-installed leader of the Donetsk region saying there was no sign that Ukraine would withdraw its troops. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
9:43am: No signs Ukraine is withdrawing troops from Bakhmut, Russian-installed official says
The situation for Russian forces trying to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is “difficult”, because there are no signs Kyiv is ready to order a withdrawal of its troops, the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on Thursday.
Russian forces led by the private Wagner militia have been trying to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city for months in what has turned into one of the bloodiest battles of the year-long war.
Russia, which refers to the city by its Soviet-era name of Artyomovsk, says capturing the city will allow it to launch more offensives deeper into Ukrainian territory which it says it is fighting to “liberate”.
Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has said his forces are in control of practically half the city and only one exit road remains available to Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly said he will not withdraw his forces from Bakhmut, even as Kyiv and Western officials have downplayed the strategic significance of the city, which has been decimated by months of artillery shelling and urban combat.
9:33am: Important to ensure rapid munition supplies for Ukraine, Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday warned that it was crucial to provide Ukraine as soon as possible with fresh munitions to resist Russia’s invasion.
“It is very important that we quickly supply Ukraine with the necessary munitions,” Scholz told Germany’s lower house of parliament, promising action at an EU summit next week.
9:27am: Poland dismantles Russian spy ring
Polish counterintelligence has dismantled a Russian spy ring, Poland’s defence minister said Thursday.
“The whole network has been dismantled,” Mariusz Blaszczak told Polish public radio PR1. “It was an espionage group, a group of people who were collecting information for those who attacked Ukraine.”
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
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