Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that Moscow's armed forces will be able to advance deep inside Ukraine if Bakhmut falls.
's paramilitary outfit founded in 2014, had been leading an offensive in the area. His fighters have reportedly been gradually replaced by conventional troops in the city.
Explosions and gunshots can be heard throughout the three-minute-long clip from Ukraine's ground forces. It shows Ukrainian soldiers taking cover in destroyed buildings riddled with holes, and smoke rising into the air after apparent explosions in the city's streets. Russia's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that its troops were preventing Ukrainian forces from entering or retreating Bakhmut.
"Airborne troops are providing support to advancing assault troops, blocking the transfer of Ukrainian army reserves to the city and the possibility of retreat for enemy units," it said in a statement. Sergiy Cherevaty, spokesman for Ukraine's eastern forces, has pushed back against the claims and said Kyiv's troops were able to evacuate personnel wounded in battle and"deliver provisions, ammunition, and medicines."
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