2023-05-21 14:57:09
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Russian troops were in Bakhmout but that the city was “not occupied”, the day after Moscow claimed the total capture of this city.
Ukraine also claimed to have “partially surrounded” the city of Bakhmout thanks to the recent breakthrough of kyiv forces on the flanks to the north and south of the city. “The advance of our troops in the suburbs on the flanks, which continues, makes the presence of the enemy in Bakhmout very difficult. Our troops partially surrounded the city“, said on Telegram the vice-minister of Defense Ganna Maliar.
The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, whose men were on the front line in the fighting, then the Russian Ministry of Defense assured on Saturday that it had “totally liberated” Bakhmout, epicenter of the longest and deadliest battle of the war started in February 2022.
1684688094
#Direct #War #Ukraine #Zelensky #left #Japan #support