The '''Battle of Bakhmut''' was one of two principal engagements in the arising in the first year of the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] on the territory of [[Ukraine]] beginning in 2022. The other being the [[Battle of Mariupol]]. | The '''Battle of Bakhmut''' was one of two principal engagements in the arising in the first year of the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] on the territory of [[Ukraine]] beginning in 2022. The other being the [[Battle of Mariupol]]. |