Contents tagged with Bakhmut
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Zelensky visits Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut
During a working trip to the Donetsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bakhmut, reported Zelensky’s press service.
Zelensky listened to reports on the operational situation and the course of the hostilities on the front line. He talked to the servicemen and thanked them for defending Ukraine.
"I have the honor today to be here, in the east of our country, in the Donbas, and to award our heroes, to thank them, to shake their …
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Kyiv: Russian offensive on Bakhmut is failing
The Russians' plans to capture Bakhmut are collapsing, said the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, Andriy Yermak.
"The defense forces continue to deter the enemy in the east. Their plans to occupy Bakhmut are now failing," Yermak wrote on Telegram.
For his part, the press secretary of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty, said that Russian forces cannot complete the operation to capture Bakhmut and continue to carry out attacks "by …
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Kyiv: Russian Wagner PMC has lost majority of its most effective units in battle for Bakhmut
The Ukrainian military destroyed most of the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut, said the spokesman for the Ukrainian Eastern Defense Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty on the air of the United News telethon.
He noted that judging by the intercepted phone conversations and public appeals of the Wagner owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, he has conflicts with the Russian military command.
Cherevaty noted that thanks to the valor and skills of the Ukrainian soldiers the Wagner group has been nearly destroyed.
"They (the …
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Former DPR Defense Minister Girkin: Russian offensive on Bakhmut has brought no results
The former Defense minister of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Girkin aka Strelkov, believes that the Russian army has failed the offensive on Bakhmut, which lasted for the past two months and turned into into a meat grinder for the Russian troops. The city never came under the full control of the Russian army, despite the large losses among the Russian troops and the Wagner mercenaries. The entire Russian "great winter offensive" ended in failure, as Russian troops got stuck in …
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Ukrainian military command decides to continue defending Bakhmut
Today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff. According to the press service of the Ukrainian President, the commanders of the Ukrainian army reported on the situation in the main directions of the front, including Bakhmut,.
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, in response to Zelensky's question about the further plan of action, supported continuing defense of …
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Ukraine is sending reinforcements to Bakhmut
Ukraine is sending additional military units to Bakhmut, Donetsk region. The corresponding decision was made by the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces,Oleksandr Syrskyi, of during a recent trip to the Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut, said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on the Ukrainian TV.
According to her, Syrskyi visited Bakhmut to understand the situation and see if its going to worsen or improve. Other decisions have also been made there that cannot yet be disclosed.
Maliar …
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov says he explained to the US Defense Secretary the importance of defending Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops are grinding down Russians in Bakhmut and reduce their offensive potential, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in an interview with Babel.
According to him, the defense of Bakhmut is a military question, not a political one.
"Our military clearly understands that Bakhmut is a fortress that grinds down the Russian resources. The Russians have the greatest daily losses just in the directions of Bakhmut, Lyman, the entire area. They attack in groups and leave the …
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Prigozhin hints at the end of Wagner mission in Ukraine, accuses Putin's generals of failure at Bakhmut
The Russian private military company the Wagner group, which has been taking active part in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, is going through a rough patch.
Rumors about the likely withdrawal of the Wagner PMC from Ukraine were confirmed by the Wagner’s head, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Prigozhin made it clear that his mercenaries could not capture the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut. He accused the Russian Defense Ministry of impeding the operations of his PMC in Ukraine.
"Advance is not going as fast …
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Ukrainian military: Russian advance near Bakhmut has been stopped
The Ukrainian military holding Bakhmut in the Donbas reported good news over the past day. Russia’s advance in the north of the city has been stopped, and in the south, Ukrainian Forces forced the Russians back at a good distance, said the Commander of the aerial reconnaissance unit of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Robert Magyar.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard have not allowed the Wagner mercenaries to move a single meter …
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President Zelensky: Ukraine does not intend to surrender Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that as soon as Ukraine receives long-range weapons, the Ukrainian Forces will not hold Bakhmut, but will also begin to de-occupy the previously captured territory of the eastern regions.
"No one will surrender Bakhmut. We will fight as hard as we can. We consider Bakhmut our fortress. If deliveries of weapons, namely long-range weapons, are accelerated, we will not only remain in Bakhmut, but we will also begin to de-occupy the Donbas, which has …