The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday in what the NATO chief said appeared to be the start of a major new Russian offensive days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.
, who have made small but steady gains. The renewed Russian bombardments made the situation there even more acute.
"The city is a fortress, every position and every street there, almost every building, is a fortress," he said. Regarding the Russian offensive, he said: "Preparations for this offensive are already under way, the amount of shelling, air strikes and attacks by small groups has already increased. We are waiting for them to start massive round-the-clock attacks."The frontline village of Chasiv Yar has been shelled heavily in recent days as Russian troops work to cut off routes to Bakhmut city.
Ukraine says it needs fighter jets and long-range missiles to counter the offensive and recapture lost territory. Even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many NATO countries fell short of meeting the alliance's munitions stockpiling targets, as officials considered wars of attrition with large-scale artillery a thing of the past.
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