Russia pushes back at suggestions of a broader Ukrainian breakthrough on the eastern front lines of the war.
Moscow’s troops in some areas around Bakhmut this week, claiming its first significant gains in months. Though the advance outlined by commanders on both sides was modest, it raised new doubts about the Kremlin’s hopes of seizing a symbolic victory in the city and fueled broader fears among Russian observers about the military’s positions across the region.
It was another deflection for Russia’s beleaguered defense ministry after days of public attacks from Prigozhin highlighted growing in-fighting over the battle, which has become the focal point of the war in a brutal fight that has drained both sides. Poddubny also reported that Ukrainians managed a breakthrough near Soledar, another key city in the eastern Donbas region, just northeast of Bakhmut.Another influential war reporter and blogger, Alexander Kots,that Ukrainian tanks were headed toward the Russian border around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
After meeting with his military commanders Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces “stopped the enemy” and “even pushed him back in some directions.”Libkos / AP
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