By
Ian Lovett and Matthew Luxmoore
BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Russia’s invasion forces tightened the noose around this beleaguered city in eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv urged the West to provide longer-range firepower to counter Russia’s missile barrages.
Ukrainian troops here described mounting difficulties in stopping the Russian advances around Bakhmut, the site of this winter’s heaviest fighting in the 11-month-old war.
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