⚡️Wagner driving through the centre of Bakhmut today pic.twitter.com/YFf6iMkSdY
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) May 21, 2023
Russian forces have reportedly captured the besieged city of Bakhmut after months of heavy fighting and after the media arms of NATO nations claimed that the Russian campaign there was on the verge of collapse and that a Russian retreat from the city was imminent.
Russia claims that it’s captured the city of Bakhmut after months of heavy fighting that’s cost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Despite claims from Western media outlets, which asserted just recently that the Russian campaign for Bakhmut was on the verge of collapse, as well as claims from the Ukrainian side of the conflict that the city has not been captured, video footage and photographs have emerged in recent hours that purportedly show the city under Russian control.
Source:
National File