Ukrainian Troops Holding Bakhmut Line Demand Weapons as World Powers Meet

Ukrainian Troops Holding Bakhmut Line Demand Weapons as World Powers Meet
Ukrainian servicemen of the 80th Air Assault Brigade stand in front of a Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle near Bahmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Feb. 16, 2023. Marko Djurica/Reuters
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NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine/MUNICH—Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior Western leaders met in Munich on Friday to assess the year-long war shaking Europe.

“Give us more military equipment, more weapons, and we will deal with the Russian occupier, we will destroy them,” said Dmytro, a serviceman standing in the snow near Bakhmut, echoing a plea by his president to the Munich conference.