May 21 Watch 2:40 News Wrap: McCarthy, Biden to meet Monday for high-stakes debt limit talks In our news wrap Sunday, as Biden returns to the U.S. from the G7 summit in Japan, House Speaker McCarthy agreed to meet with the president on Monday to continue debt limit negotiations, Russia claims its forces have taken the… Continue watching
May 21 Why Ukraine is waging a brutal war of attrition against Russia over Bakhmut By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of Ukraine's strategy of exhausting the Russian military. Continue reading
May 20 Wagner forces claim Russian control of Bakhmut as Ukraine says defenders still holding on By Susie Blann, Associated Press The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Ukrainian defense officials denied it. Continue reading
May 12 Ukraine says it has retaken territory near the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukrainian military commanders say their troops recaptured more territory from Russian forces at the scene of the war's longest and bloodiest battle, for the eastern city of Bakhmut. Continue reading
May 05 Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Ukraine pullout, citing starving forces of ammunition By David Rising, Associated Press The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor threatened to pull his troops out of the for Bakhmut next week, accusing Russia’s military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses. Continue reading
Apr 14 Russian forces bear down on Ukrainian defenders in war-torn Bakhmut By Adam Pemble, Associated Press The U.K. Ministry of Defense said in an assessment that Russia has "re-energized its assault" on Bakhmut. The city for months has been the stage for the longest and bloodiest fight of Russia's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Nashville council votes to reappoint ousted state lawmaker Justin Jones In our news wrap Monday, Nashville's Metro Council voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the state house on an interim basis, a grand jury in Virginia indicted the mother of a first grader who shot his teacher, China says its… Continue watching
Mar 12 Ukrainian forces stall Russian advance on Bakhmut, according to think tank By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. Continue reading
Mar 08 As war in Ukraine rages, 6-month battle for Bakhmut takes center stage By Associated Press Bakhmut has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war's longest and bloodiest battle. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ukraine vows to hold Bakhmut as Russia continues fight to capture the city By Mystyslav Chernov, Associated Press Less than a week ago, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian defenders might retreat from Bakhmut and fall back to nearby positions. But Zelenskyy’s office said Monday that he chaired a meeting in which the country’s… Continue reading