Putin’s War in Ukraine Gets Closer to Home
Ukrainian tank fires toward Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut on Tuesday.
Photographer: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo
Two places — Bakhmut and Belgorod — sum up the state of Russia’s war in Ukraine after almost 500 days of fighting.
Russia said it has finally taken Bakhmut, though Ukraine continued to dispute the claim and said its forces were also advancing around the outer edges of the eastern Ukrainian city that’s been devastated by months of intense warfare.