Ukrainian units have ousted Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, a top Ukrainian general said, as the White House believes that more than 20,000 Russian fighters have been killed in Ukraine since December
Ukrainian service members from a 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fire a howitzer D30 at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova/File Photo
"At the same time, in certain parts of the city, the enemy was counterattacked by our units and left some positions" in recent days, he said. killed or wounded in Ukraine in the past five months. Of the 20,000 killed, half have been from the Wagner Group.on Telegram on Monday that his fighters needed some 300 tonnes of artillery shells a day for the assault on Bakhmut, but were receiving only a third of that amount.
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