The pre-dawn barrage on Thursday killed at least nine civilians and cut electricity in several cities, but it was restored after temporary disconnection from Ukrainian grid.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed Bakhmut with regional commander and commander in chief and both said “not to withdraw” and to strengthen defences.
Russian artillery have been pounding the last routes out of the city but Wagner mercenary force leading the assault have said troops are being deprived of ammunition by Moscow.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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