Ukrainian troops blew up their own building to trap Russian forces after they blasted their way inside with a tank, commander says

• Russian forces used a tank to blast their way into a building in the war-torn city of Bakhmut.
• Ukrainian troops in the building left and blew it up to trap them, The New York Times reported. 
• This urban combat scene echoes the devastating World War II battle of Stalingrad.

A Ukrainian commander said that his troops blew up their own building in Bakhmut to trap Russian soldiers who had forced their way inside, fighting with them room to room. The incident highlights the brutal nature of the grinding house-to-house fight for the war-torn city.