Russian forces were continuing to tighten the noose around Bakhmut, the hotly contested city in eastern Ukraine that has become an unlikely focus of the year-old war.
Russian forces were continuing to tighten the noose around Bakhmut, the hotly contested city in easternWhile strategists say the city’s strategic value is minor, bothand Moscow have trained massive resources and manpower on the battle for the city, with Ukrainian defenders still in possession for now of the shattered city core despite intense fighting and heavy casualties on both sides.
On Thursday, a Pentagon spokesman acknowledged that Russian troops and private Russian mercenary forces commanded by the Wagner Group continue to press their attacks on Bakhmut, but declined to comment on the state of the siege. Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to be anxious for a battlefield success to tout as he looks to shore up support at home for his military’s troubled campaign.
Separately, Russian officials charged Thursday that Ukrainian operatives crossed into western Russia and attacked local villages in the Bryansk region, the Associated Press reported. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, but if confirmed, it would be another indication following drone attacks earlier this week that
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