Updated On: 02 March, 2023 09:57 AM IST | Chasiv Yar | Agencies
Reuters was able to reach Bakhmut from the west on Monday, proof that the city was not yet surrounded despite Russian forces pressing from north and south to close the last remaining routes in

Elderly women work to repair broken windows after shelling in Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.
Reuters was able to reach Bakhmut from the west on Monday, proof that the city was not yet surrounded despite Russian forces pressing from north and south to close the last remaining routes in.