Russia says it has made incremental gains along frontlines; NATO to increase targets for stockpiling of ammunition
The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was facing heavy artillery fire as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.
Ukrainian defenders, who have already held out for months, were braced for new ground attacks, Ukrainian military officials said on Monday.
Positions in Bakhmut have been fortified and only people with a military role were being allowed in, while any civilians who still wanted to leave the city would have to brave the incoming fire, a deputy battalion commander said on Monday.
