Zelensky says fiercely contested Bakhmut ‘not occupied’ as RUssia claims capture; Bakhmut destroyed but has not fallen, says UKR; Prigozhin’s claim of capturing Bakhmut aimed at distracting from support for UKR; UKR Armed Forces say Prigozhin wants to flee Bakhmut because Wagner Group is broken, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine Races to Forge New Army Ahead of Offensive; At Last, F-16 Jets for Ukraine; Ukraine denies Russia's Wagner has captured Bakhmut; Any mediation between Ukraine and Russia must comply with two principles – Ukraine's Foreign Minister, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

What’s next for UKRaine? Kyiv readies counteroffensive to push out Putin’s forces; Wagner mercenary group leader accuses RUssian troops of fleeing Bakhmut; RU fires 30 cruise missiles at UKR targets; UKR says 29 were shot down; Biden OKs training UKR pilots on F-16s, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Where does RUssia expect UKRaine’s counterattack? Overview of defensive lines; The Offensive Before the Offensive: UKR Strikes Behind RU Lines; UKR reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut; Damaged Patriot missile system is already repaired, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine air defense successfully fights off ‘exceptional’ RUssian missile attack on Kyiv; UKR reports gains around Bakhmut; UKR's military regains 20 square kilometers near Bakhmut; Most brutal fights near Bakhmut and Marinka; three RU electronic warfare stations and two munitions warehouses destroyed, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

‘Bakhmut Trap’: UKRainian Advances Vindicate Defense of Besieged City; UKR Troops Gird for Counteroffensive They Hope Will End War; UKR Forces Advance On Bakhmut Flanks Despite RUssia's 'fierce resistance'; UKR Hails Gains in Bakhmut, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

RUssian Forces Make Unsuccessful Attempts to Advance on Kupiansk and Marinka Fronts; UKRainian Military Achieves Success on Flanks in Bakhmut; UKR Forces Capture over 10+ Positions Near Bakhmut; UKR Air Force Downs 25 Ru Drones, 3 Missiles Overnight, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

RUssia Tried to Destroy US Patriot System in UKRaine — but Moscow’s Plan Blew Up; 4 RU Aircraft Shot Down ‘simultaneously’ Near UKR Border; UKR Makes Localized Advances Near Bakhmut; UKR Forces Not Only Defend Their Positions but Launch Offensive Operations on Bakhmut Front, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Constant Fighting Continues in Bakhmut, UKRainian Armed Forces Repel 36 RUssian Attacks on 4 Fronts; RU Assaults Failed in Bakhmut's Suburbs, 4 RU Drones were Downed; RU Acknowledges Retreat North of Bakhmut, Wagner Boss Calls it a 'rout'; UKR Presses Counterattack Around Bakhmut, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Zelensky Urges Caution on Timing of Counteroffensive as UKRaine Advances in Bakhmut; Ukraine Says It Has Pushed Back RUssian Forces in Bakhmut; UK Delivers Long-Range Missiles Ahead of UKR's Counteroffensive; UKR's Defence Forces strike 8 RU Command Posts, 1 Anti-Aircraft System and 2 Other Critical Military Targets, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine's Defenders Defeat 72nd RUssian Brigade Near Bakhmut, Liberate Territory and Capture Prisoners; RU Brigade Seriously Damaged, Bakhmut Still Moscow’s Top Target; Video Shows Moment UKRs Annihilate Fleeing RU Troops; UKR Army Creating More Mobile Air Defence Units, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine Regains Ground Around Bakhmut as Fighting Rages; Putin Condemns Western Support for UKR as RUssia’s Battlefield Losses Mount; RU Brigade Flees Bakhmut; Wagner Group Leader Gives RU Defenсe Minister an Ultimatum, Says RU Army is Fleeing, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine’s Counteroffensive Choice Between the Bold and the Very Bold; UKR Soldiers in Bakhmut Withstand RUssian Phosphorus Attack; UKR Military Says All 35 Drones RU Launched Overnight Destroyed; Putin Brutally Mocked Over Lone Vintage Tank in RU’s Victory Day Parade, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine Downs Dozens of Drones Over Kyiv in RUssian Air Assault; Some Western Officials Asked UKR Not to Liberate Crimea; Wagner Mercenary Group a ‘shadow of what it once was’; Belarusian Battalion Recaptures Trenches From RUs on Donbas 'road of life', LIVE UPDATES and MORE

RUssians Change Priority of Capturing Bakhmut to Prepare for Counteroffensive; UKRaine Uses US Patriot Defense Systems to Shoot Down RU Hypersonic Missile; Video: RU Attacks Bakhmut With Phosphorous Munitions; A Soldier’s View of the Battlefields and Trenches of Bakhmut, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

U.S., Allies Patch Together UKRaine’s Defenses Against RUssian Warplanes, Missiles; UKR Defenders Repel Over 30 RU Attacks During the Day; Inside a Bakhmut Battle as Ukrainian Forces Defend Critical Route; Get the Job Done: Finally Give UKRs the Weapons They Need to Defeat a Desperate RU, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Drone Attacks Target RUssian Supply Lines Ahead of UKRaine’s Expected Offensive; RU Forces Suffer Significant Losses But Continue Attempts to Advance and Improve Positions; Fuel Depot Ablaze Near Key Crimea Bridge in RU; Blast Causes Another Freight Train to Derail in RU, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Russian Govt Says Kremlin Hit by Ukraine Drones; These Signs Point to Ukrainian Victory Sooner Than Critics Think; Putin Unveils Manual on How to Prepare Russians for Defeat in Ukraine; Russia Claims It Foiled Putin Assassination Attempt by Ukrainian Drone, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRainian Units Go for Counterattack in Bakhmut: RUssians Leave Some Positions; Air Defence Forces Destroy All RU Missiles and Drones Over Kyiv; UKR Forces Repel 20 RU Attacks; US Speaker McCarthy: Russia Must Pull Out of Ukraine, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

UKRaine Launches Counterattacks in Bakhmut, RUssian Forces 'abandon some positions'; RU Forces Unsuccessfully Tried to Advance on 2 Fronts; Infrastructure Sabotaged in Two Russian Regions; Massive Fire at Crimea Oil Reserve was Opening Blast of UKR’s ‘full-scale offensive’ on RU, LIVE UPDATES and MORE