The country's deputy defence minister says Ukraine still has a small foothold inside the city, which President Zelenskyy says has been completely destroyed.
The Kremlin's defence ministry and head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had bothBut speaking at the end of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, where he had been seeking to rally international support, the Ukrainian leader said:"I clearly understand what is taking place in Bakhmut.Russia's efforts in Bakhmut 'handicapped' preparations against Ukraine counteroffensive, expert says.
"Just the same - nothing alive left, all of the buildings have been ruined, there is no understanding where the street is, where the houses used to be.Analysts have said Bakhmut's fall would be a blow to Ukraine and give some tactical advantages to Russia but would not prove decisive to the outcome of the war.
Russian forces would still face the massive task of seizing the remaining part of the Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas.
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