Kyiv: Russia has been struggling for the past several months to establish its hold on Bakhmut. Several previous media reports suggested that Russia had largely crossed the border, forcing Ukrainian citizens to leave the city. Now the news is coming that Ukraine has also retaliated tremendously. A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Saturday that more than 500 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded in recent 24 hours during fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut, although it was difficult to verify.
According to a Reuters report, Ukrainian military spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty said that the Russians had carried out 16 attacks in a 24-hour period. We had conflicts 23 times. He told the television channel of the national parliament that ‘during this fighting, 221 Russians were killed and 314 were wounded.’ Both countries have acknowledged these heavy losses, but it is difficult to verify the exact number as per Cherevati’s comments It was not clear whether she was referring to the casualties on Friday or the recent 24-hour clashes.
Let us tell you that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February last year. Thousands have been killed, millions have been displaced and many Ukrainian cities and towns have been destroyed. This year Moscow has been occupying Bakhmut. Moscow says the capture of Bakhmut will open a hole in Ukrainian security and will be a key step towards seizing a key target in the Donbas industrial region. British military intelligence has also reported that fighting is intensifying in and around the eastern city of Ukraine. The routes from the city to occupied Ukraine are becoming increasingly limited.
