Ukraine updates: Moscow claims advance in Bakhmut

All the updates from April 27 as they happened.

A Ukrainian soldier prepares to fire a howitzer D30 on the front line near Bakhmut
A Ukrainian soldier prepares to fire a howitzer D30 on the front line near Bakhmut [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed
Published On 27 Apr 2023

This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, April 27: