Fighting for the control of the eastern city of Bakhmut has continued unabated, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 18. "The enemy is focusing its main combat efforts on the Bakhmut-Avdiyivka-Maryinka front line in the eastern region of Donetsk -- 36 Russian attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders, the General Staff said, adding that Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities. Russian forces also carried out 42 air and missile strikes on Bakhmut, Kherson, and Odesa, over the past 24 hours, the military said. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Russia Keeps On Pressure On Bakhmut With Infantry Attacks, Air Strikes, Says Ukrainian Military
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on May 15.