The small Ukrainian mining city of Bakhmut has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks. The city has come under relentless attack as Russia seeks to expand the territory it controls in the east of Ukraine. But the battle for Bakhmut has taken on an importance far greater than the strategic and military value of the city itself.

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