Ukrainian Forces Continue Fight to Hold Bakhmut, Military Says

Ukrainian forces are continuing to hold parts of the city of Bakhmut despite claims from Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group that the city is almost completely under its control, a Ukrainian military spokesman said.

Aerial video of Bakhmut shot from a military helicopter and dated to April 11 shows massive destruction across the city.

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Tuesday that his fighters were in control of 80 percent of Bakhmut, but the Eastern command spokesman, Serhiy Cherevatyi, told media that Ukrainian forces were still holding on.

“I was just in touch with the commander of one of the brigades holding the defense of the city. And I can confidently say that Ukrainian defensive forces control a considerably larger percent of Bakhmut’s territory,” Cherevatyi was quoted as saying. Credit: Konstantin Zhidkov via Storyful

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