Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut. Photo: Reuters/File
Ukraine says Bakhmut situation stabilising, Putin plays down tank shortage
- Seven-month fight for Bakhmut, where Russian forces have closed in on three sides, is the longest battle of the war
- Vladimir Putin told state TV that Russia planned to build and upgrade 1,600 tanks over the next three years, well above the 440 he said the West would supply Ukraine
Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut. Photo: Reuters/File
