An curved arrow pointing right. Russia claims to have captured Bakhmut after 10 months of battle, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed back on the victory claim at the G7 summit.

said on Monday that continuing to fight in Bakhmut is a "military necessity" for his country. Ukrainian officials say that fighting there allows it to grind down Russia's overall military strength.

Bakhmut has lost most of its pre-war population since the start of the Russian invasion Between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed and wounded in the battle for the Ukrainian city ...

And this is how the battle for Bakhmut is being fought, as winter turns to spring in 21st Century Europe. A 19th Century weapon still mows down men by the score in the black Ukrainian earth.