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Pressure mounting on Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut

Ukraine's president is vowing to hold onto Bakhmut as Russian forces encroach on the devastated eastern city. The Kremlin has sought to capture it for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.

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Ukrainian authorities have vowed to keep holding Bakhmut even as Russian forces continued to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city that they have sought to capture for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.
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A Ukrainian soldier takes cover in a trench under Russian shelling on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 5.
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A Ukrainian tank drives towards a frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Monday, March 6.
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A Ukrainian serviceman sits in a tank at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Monday, March 6.
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Priests walk to the cemetery during the funeral of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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A picture of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, is on display during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Mourners gather during the funeral of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Oleksandr Bondarenko, 42, center, stands next to the body of his brother, Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Mourners gather next to the body of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Soldiers carry the coffin of Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Oksana Bondarenko, adjusts the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of her brother Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.
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Inna, 22, cries over the body of his boyfriend, Vladyslav Bondarenko 26, during his funeral in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6. Bondarenko, a paratrooper of airmobile brigade, died near Bakhmut on Feb 26.

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