Kyiv maintains it still holds part of the city, but Moscow's decision to relieve Wagner Group mercenaries from the frontline suggests they have made progress, reflected too in control zone estimations by the Institute for the Study of War.īut Russia's success in Bakhmut has come at the cost of one wounded or killed soldier for every 48cm of territory gained, and the city may prove a double-edged sword come any Ukrainian counteroffensive, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. Regular readers may have noted Russia has claimed control of Bakhmut several times in the last few months, but its most recent declaration appears to have carried more weight.
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