Although Russia claims it won control of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut, after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters died, top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over
Satellite imagery released this week shows infrastructure, apartment blocks and iconic buildings reduced to rubble.
Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut on Monday. But, they also say their current positions in the areas surrounding Bakhmut will let them strike back inside the city. “This gives us the opportunity to enter the city in case of a change in the situation. And it will definitely happen.”
Holding a Russian flag before a group of at least nine masked fighters in body army who were toting heavy weapons, Prigozhin proclaimed: “This afternoon at 12:00, Bakhmut was completely taken.”
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