Ukraine clings to Bakhmut as Russians advance FMTNews FMTWorld
BAKHMUT: Ukrainian forces hung onto their positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut early today, under constant attack from Russian troops amid signs time might be running out.
“I would not go as far as to say the situation is critical, but it is threatening,” Ukrainian member of parliament Serhiy Rakhmanin said on Ukrainian NV radio on Wednesday night. Russian forces were making preparations for new attacks in central Zaporizhzhia region and on the southern front in Kherson region, the military statement said. More than 40 towns and villages were shelled, it said, including the regional centre of Kherson and other towns on the west bank of the Dnipro River, abandoned by Russian forces in November.Thousands of civilians remain inside the ruined city of Bakhmut from a pre-war population of around 70,000.
“But we managed to provide Ukraine with energy and heat. The threat to the energy system remains. And work goes on to ensure the energy system keeps functioning,” Zelensky said.
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