Bakhmut may fall within days — NATO chief
By DW
08 March 2023 |
3:21 pm
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Russia could capture Bakhmut "in the coming days." Meanwhile, Germany said it inspected a ship suspected of carrying Nord Stream pipelines explosives. DW has rounded up the latest.
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