According to US intelligence, more than 20,000 Russians have died near Bakhmut in the past five months. Ukrainian hopes for a more concrete prospect of joining NATO will probably be disappointed for the time being.
Liveblog on the war in Ukraine: USA: 20,000 fallen Russians near Bakhmut since December
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