The leader of Ukraine said Russian troops had 'actually destroyed Bakhmut,' with the city being 'turned into burnt ruins.'
earlier in the day. He said areas of Donbas, which encompasses the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, had become lifeless wastelands following brutal and ongoing battles between Russia and Ukraine.
"The front-line situation remains very difficult in the key areas of Donbas—Bakhmut, Soledar, Maryinka, Kreminna ..." Zelensky said."For a long time, there is no living place left on the land of these areas that has not been damaged by shells and fire. The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins."
"I thank all our heroes, all soldiers and commanders who hold the front in these directions, repulse attacks and inflict significant losses on the enemy in response to the hell that entered Ukraine under the Russian flag," he added. Russian attempts to gain ground in Donetsk and Luhansk have amplified in recent months, with the regions being two of four that Russian PresidentZelensky's comments came one day after the notorious Russian mercenary organization
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