Russian forces close in on Bakhmut

Western allies are meeting to weigh more arms for Ukraine

Hello Three people are killed in a shooting at Michigan State University, Turkey earthquake rescuers find a few survivors, and Ford is to cut one in nine jobs in Europe   by Linda Noakes   The Daily Briefing is getting a new design and we would like to know your opinion. Please help us by participating in this 10-minute survey. Click here if you're reading this on mobile and here for the desktop version. World News People sit inside an evacuation train after leaving their village of Min'kivka, which is located near the Bakhmut frontline, at the station in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica Russian forces bombarded Ukrainian troops and towns along the frontlines in eastern Donetsk region in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive as Western allies met in Brussels to plan stepped-up supplies to the Kyiv government. 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