Ankara
\nRussia appears to be doubling down on its efforts to capture Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine\u2019s armed forces said Wednesday that Russian forces continue to concentrate their efforts on capturing the besieged town and nearby areas around Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka.
\nIn an operational update, the general staff of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces sectors said there had been 55 combat engagements recorded in those areas in the past 24 hours. \u201cBakhmut and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities,\u201d Ukraine\u2019s military staff reported.
\nThe Black Sea Grain Initiative was extended by two months Wednesday, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The deal, which kept Ukrainian agricultural shipping lanes open from several major ports, was set to expire May 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ankara Russia appears to be doubling down on its efforts to capture Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine\u2019s armed forces said Wednesday that Russian forces continue to concentrate their efforts on capturing the besieged town and nearby areas around Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka. In an operational update, the general staff of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces sectors said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-331867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n