Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar says control of some parts of Bakhmut is changing hands. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - Ukraine’s military vowed on Tuesday not to give up the pulverised eastern city of Bakhmut asGeneral Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of ground forces, underlined the importance Kyiv attaches to holding Bakhmut as preparations continue for a counterattack which it hopes will change the dynamic of the war.
“Together with the commanders, we have made a number of necessary decisions aimed at ensuring the effective defence and inflicting maximum losses on the enemy,” Gen Syrskyi said, in remarks released after a visit to troops in Bakhmut. “There are positions lost, and positions we are driving the enemy out of. Fierce fighting continues - as of now, the city is controlled by our armed forces,” she told the WeUkraine television channel.
Mr Prigozhin also repeated his complaints that Moscow was not supplying his forces with enough ammunition.General Oleksandr Syrskyi , commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in the town of Izyum, in September 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
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