The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the year-long war. | Reuters
“Everything east of the Bakhmutka River is completely under the control of Wagner,” Prigozhin said on Telegram.
Ukrainian military statements said earlier there may be “conditions” in Bakhmut for a Ukrainian offensive. But Kyiv says the losses suffered by Russia there could determine the future course of the war, with decisive battles expected later this year when the weather is better and Ukraine receives more military aid, including heavy battle tanks.
Iryna Vereshchuk, a deputy Ukrainian premier, said fewer than 4,000 civilians – including 38 children – out of a pre-war population of some 70,000 remained in the city, which is now largely in ruins after months of bombardment. The Ukrainian General Staff also said Russian forces made more than 30 unsuccessful attacks over the past day near Orikhovo-Vasylivka alone, 20 km northwest of Bakhmut. They shelled the areas around 10 settlements along the Bakhmut section of the front line, it said.In other developments, the New York Times reported that intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials indicated that a pro-Ukrainian group was behind last year’s attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines.
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