The head of Russias Wagner mercenary group stated Wednesday that his forces had taken all the eastern part of Bakhmut, the east Ukrainian town where fierce combating has raged for months.
Wagner units have taken all the eastern part of Bakhmut, all thats east of the Bakhmutka river that bisects the town, Wagner chief and Kremlin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio message launched by his press service.Pressure has actually been mounting on Ukrainian soldiers attempting to hold the city against Russian soldiers wanting to record it no matter the cost.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has actually stated Ukrainian forces were intent on safeguarding Bakhmut however cautioned the Russian army would have an open roadway into eastern Ukraine if it captured the town.The fight for Bakhmut, a salt-mining town with a population of 80,000 prior to the fighting began, has been the longest and bloodiest in Russias major invasion of Ukraine, which has devastated swathes of the nation and displaced millions over the previous year.