Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Pipelines likely sabotaged by pro-Ukraine group

* Russian losses in Bakhmut are between five and eight times greater than Ukraine's, military expert Pavlo Narozhniy told Ukrainian NV Radio. * Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the seizure of Bakhmut would allow Moscow's forces to mount further offensive operations deeper inside the country.

Intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials indicates that a pro-Ukrainian group was behind last year's attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, but there was no evidence of the Kyiv government's involvement, the New York Times reported. FIGHTING

* Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on Bakhmut and Ivanivske, on the town's western approaches, as well as on Klishchiivka, on its southern approaches, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said. * Russian losses in Bakhmut are between five and eight times greater than Ukraine's, military expert Pavlo Narozhniy told Ukrainian NV Radio.

* Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the seizure of Bakhmut would allow Moscow's forces to mount further offensive operations deeper inside the country. Kyiv has vowed to keep defending the city. * The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, made a pointed reference to the defence minister in a post on Telegram, saying he "had not seen him in Bakhmut" and that Wagner forces were coming up against well-equipped Ukrainian forces, who could number up to 20,000 in strength.

Reuters could not independently verify battlefield reports. INSIDE RUSSIA

* A Russian opposition activist who used social media to condemn Moscow's war in Ukraine received an eight-and-a-half year jail sentence on Tuesday after a Moscow court found him guilty of spreading false information about the army. ECONOMY/DIPLOMACY

* U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed Russia's invasion and challenges posed by China, the White House said. * Responding to Chinese foreign minister's remark that the Ukraine crisis seemed to be driven by an "invisible hand", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "this is not an invisible hand, this is the hand of the United States of America."

* President Vladimir Putin issued special thanks to female military personnel, saying their courage amazes even the "most hardened fighters", in a message to mark International Women's Day on March 8, a public holiday in the country. * Ukraine has broadened a request for controversial cluster bombs from the United States to include a weapon that it wants to cannibalize to drop the anti-armour bomblets it contains on Russian forces from drones, according to two U.S. lawmakers.

* A Ukrainian court has ordered the seizure of shares owned by billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago in iron pellet producer Ferrexpo following compensation claims over his now bankrupt bank, Ukraine's Deposit Guarantee Fund said. STORIES ABOUT THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY SINCE THE WAR BEGAN

* TIMELINE - Major developments since Russia's invasion * Ukraine's Zelenskiy has defied Putin against the odds

* Putin, secure in power, has set the stage for long war * A year on, Ukraine and its government have not just survived. They've fought back

* Toughened by war's scars, Kyiv presses on * Graphics of a year of war and the financial markets

* Russian economy holds up but road back to prosperity may be long * Moscow's decades-old gas ties with Europe lie in ruins

* Top brands pull out of Russia, but goods easy to find * Can U.S. support for Ukraine last?

* External backers pour billions into Ukraine * How has China stood by 'no limits' partner Russia?

* Life and death in Mariupol - a survivor's tale of war * Family mourns Bucha victim who became symbol of war 

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