Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen.
Responding to a reporter's question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Zelenskyy said:"Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today."
President Joe Biden, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023.When asked if the city was in Ukraine's hands, Zelenskyy said:"I think no, but you have to — to understand that there is nothing, They've destroyed everything. There are no buildings. It's a pity. It's tragedy."
"The president correctly said that the city has, in fact, been razed to the ground. The enemy is being destroyed every day by massive artillery and aviation strikes, and our units report that the situation is extremely difficult. Russia's Defense Ministry also said that Wagner and military units"completed the liberation" of Bakhmut.
In a video posted on Telegram, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin said the city came under complete Russian control at about midday Saturday. He spoke surrounded by about a half-dozen fighters, with ruined buildings in the background and explosions heard in the distance. Analysts have said Bakhmut's fall would be a blow to Ukraine and give some tactical advantages to Russia but wouldn't prove decisive to the outcome of the war.
After Russia switched its focus to the Donbas following a botched attempt to seize Kyiv early in the February 2022 invasion, Moscow's troops tried to take Bakhmut in August but were pushed back.
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Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forcesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen.
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Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forcesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces are not occupying Bakhmut. Zelenskyy’s comments on Sunday at the Group of Seven summit in Japan cast doubt on Moscow’s insist…
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Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forcesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. Responding to a reporter’s question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Zelenskyy said: “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today.”
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