Russian forces say they now effectively control Bakhmut, but the claim has been rejected by Ukraine, who say fierce fighting is ongoing.
nor a seemingly inevitable Russian victory has come to fruition after months of brutal fighting in the eastern industrial town. The grueling battle has seen both sides suffer heavy losses and much of the city cratered by the constant bombardments.key ammunition and artillery has become increasingly challenging.
“Russian progress in Bakhmut has been very slow, but also steady.” Muzyka, who recently visited the area with his colleagues, told NBC News. “It is not blitzkrieg but the progress is clear,” he added. The city is in the northeastern part of Donetsk province, one half of Ukraine’s industrial Donbas heartland, which has become the central target of the Russian offensive., thanking his soldiers fighting in Bakhmut.
“They continue to push Ukrainians out on all axes of their advance, in the south, east and north,” Muzyka said of the Russian forces.
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