The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far. Know more:
The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far.
When a separatist rebellion engulfed the Donbas in April 2014, weeks after Moscow’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, Russia-backed separatists won control of the city but lost it a few months later.Russian troops first attempted to recapture Bakhmut in early August but were pushed back.
As Russian pincers were closing on the city, a presidential aide warned last week that the military could “strategically pull back” if needed. But on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his top generals decided that the army will keep defending Bakhmut and reinforce its troops there. At the same time, he harshly criticized the Russian Defense Ministry for failing to provide Wagner with ammunition in comments that reflected his longtime tensions with the top military brass and exposed problems that could slow down the Russian offensive.Military experts note that Ukraine has turned Bakhmut into a meat grinder for Russia’s most capable forces.
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