The city of bakhmutwhich had a population of 70,000 before the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, the epicenter of fighting on the eastern front of Ukraine.
Volodymyr ZelenskyThis was assured by the Ukrainian president this week more than a thousand Russian soldiers fell in the fighting in this city.
“In less than a week, since March 6, only in the Bakhmut sector (our warriors) managed to eliminate over 1,100 enemy soldierswhat are Russia’s irreversible losses, losses there near Bakhmut,” Zelensky noted.
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The Ukrainian army also caused “at least 1,500 additional medical losses to the enemy: these are injuries incompatible with the continuation of the fighting,” the president said.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Ukraine revealed that “the enemy did not stop its attacks on the city of Bakhmut (…) A total of 15 settlements suffered as a result of shelling by the occupiers.”
The Russians “attack from different directions” to “advance to the central districts”the Ukrainian army said at a briefing.
“Our defenders inflict significant casualties on the enemy in heavy fighting,” he added.
According to the El Heraldo portal, there are barely 4,500 inhabitants in Bajmut and it is believed that the target is now attrition, causing the greatest number of casualties on the enemy side.
He Washington War Institute He adds that after the huge losses of recent weeks, the Kremlin will not have the troops and equipment to carry out large-scale operations.
Source: Eluniverso
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