The condition is “too tensearound Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine that the Russians have been trying to capture since the summer and where they have advanced in recent weeks, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces acknowledged on Tuesday (February 28th).
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“The situation around Bakhmut is extremely tenseOleksandr Sirsky said, quoting the official press center of the army. “The enemy sent the most prepared units (of the formation group) to attack. Wagner trying to break through the defenses of our troops and surround the city“, he added.
Surrounding strategy
Bakhmut, whose strategic importance is disputed, has become a symbol of the struggle for control of the Donbas region (East). In recent weeks, the Russians have slowly advanced on this industrial city, which had about 70,000 residents before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, admitted on Monday evening that the situation around Bakhmut is becoming “increasingly complexfor Ukrainian soldiers. The Russians managed to cut off several important supply routes for Ukrainian troops. Eugenie Prigogine, head of the Wagner Group, said on Saturday that his men had captured the village of Yaguidne, on the northern outskirts of Bakhmut.
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Source: Le Figaro
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