Russia and Ukraine's deadliest battle is starting to look like Stalingrad 'without the importance,' expert says

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Soviet soldiers in Stalingrad
Soviet soldiers on the attack in Stalingrad in February 1943.

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Russia is losing 5 of its soldiers for every Ukrainian it kills in the war's bloodiest battle, NATO official tells CNN

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut,
Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut on March 5, 2023.

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Russia's entire front line will collapse if it doesn't take key city, says mercenary boss, accusing regular army of starving his troops of ammo

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A still from a video circulating online that appears to show Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigpzhin talking in a darkened room. The subtitles read:
A still from a video showing Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, which circulated over the weekend of March 4, 2023.

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Ukraine is reinforcing Bakhmut with its elite troops as Russian forces make advances, UK defense ministry says

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.

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The average life expectancy of a frontline soldier in eastern Ukraine is around 4 hours, an American fighting in 'the meat grinder' says

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A Ukrainian soldier fires toward Russian positions outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, on November 8.

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Russia is likely to claim a big victory in Bakhmut as 1-year anniversary of its invasion approaches, regardless of the reality on the ground, UK intel says

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Ukrainian tank in Bakhmut
A Ukrainian tank is seen in position at the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on February 12, 2023.

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Russia has spent 9 months bleeding troops to try to capture a city with limited strategic value, experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen exit an armoured personnel carrier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 9, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen exit an armored personnel carrier in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 9, 2023.

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After months of stalemate, it looks like Russia's long-feared new offensive in Ukraine has begun

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A landscape view of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on a grey day, in which a plume of smoke rises on February 9, 2023.
Smog rises during shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the front line city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 9, 2023.

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