Russia claims capture of Bakhmut village 'as a result of successful offensive actions'
The village of Blagodatne lies near Soledar, a salt-mining town that Russian forces have recently captured, and on a highway leading toward Bakhmut
Bucha residents gather to mourn the death of Oleksiy Zavadskyi, a Ukrainian serviceman who died in combat on 15 January in Bakhmut, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, on 19 January, 2023. AP file
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