“For today, Bakhmut is only in our hearts,' said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HIROSHIMA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia on Sunday, when asked if it remained in Kyiv’s control.
“I think no,” he said ahead of a meeting with United States President Joe Biden at the Group of Seven summit in Japan.which if true would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war.The assault on the largely levelled city was led by troops from the Wagner Group of mercenaries, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier in the day that his troops had finally pushed the Ukrainians out of the last built-up area inside the city.
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