Ukraine updates: Russia 'using scorched earth tactics'
Russian forces in Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut are using the so-called "scorched earth" tactics they had resorted to in Syria, a Ukrainian commander said, adding that forces were destroying Ukrainian positions with airstrikes and artillery barrages.
"The situation is difficult but controllable," ground forces commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday, in comments quoted by Ukraine's Media Military Center.
Russian forces were striking western Bakhmut as well as the city of Avdiivka, Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff said on Sunday.
Syrskyi said that Moscow was deploying special forces and airborne assault units to the battle, to give the private mercenary Wagner group some rest. Wagner has spearheaded Russia's assault on Bakhmut.
Meanwhile, Denis Pushilin, the Russia-installed head of the eastern Ukrainian Donetsk region, posted on Monday a video of himself from the heavily destroyed Bakhmut. The video suggests Russian forces have already made significant gains there.
The battle for Bakhmut is the longest and bloodiest since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.
Here are some of the other notable developments concerning Russia's war in Ukraine on Monday, April 10:
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