Fighting in Ukraine descends into trench warfare as Russia looks to break through

Posted 2022-11-28, The Observer Headlines

Photo: AP / LIBKOS

Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily, as neither Russian or Ukrainian forces were able to make a significant breakthrough after months of fighting. As Russia moved fresh formations to the area in recent weeks,... read full story

"People are sheltering in the basements, many of which are filled by water,"

Photo: Ukrainian military's Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

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