Russia Presses Along Ukraine Front After Reports of Bakhmut Slowdown

Russia Presses Along Ukraine Front After Reports of Bakhmut Slowdown
Anti-aircraft unit serviceman of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade poses for a portrait with a portable anti-aircraft missile system, near Soledar north of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 23, 2023. Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters
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NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine—Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region on Friday, even as Kyiv claimed Moscow’s assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut.

Ukrainian military reports described heavy fighting along a line running from Lyman to Kupiansk, as well as in the south at Avdiivka on the outskirts of the Russian-held city of Donetsk.