Russia confirms that it withdrew to other sites in Bakhmut, after Ukraine announced its progress to a distance of two kilometers
On Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense admitted that its forces in Bakhmut had retreated towards “more suitable defensive positions” in what appeared to be turning point In capturing this city, which Russia besieged for months.
Meanwhile, Moscow announced on Friday that its forces had repulsed a new series of Ukrainian attacks on its positions in eastern Ukraine, and indicated the withdrawal of its forces in the area for tactical reasons.
The ministry said in a statement that Ukraine had deployed more than 1,000 soldiers and up to 40 tanks. 26 attempted attacks On a front line that stretched for 95 kilometers. He said that the attacks took place in the direction of the city of Solidar, which is controlled by Moscow forces.
“All attacks by units of the Ukrainian army have been repulsed,” the ministry said. “No breakthroughs were allowed on the defensive lines of the Russian troops.”
However, in the same guise, the Russian authorities added it The Russian forces retreated a little In a forward area near Birkhivka Reservoir northwest of Bakhmut.
The founder of the Wagner Group, Evgeny Prigozhin, whose forces led the Russian attack on and around Bakhmut, stated that Russian moves meant “defeat” at the front.
Prigozhin, in constant conflict with the Russian Ministry of Defense for several months, repeatedly accused senior officers of sabotaging Wagner’s attempts to take Bakhmut and this week accused them of doing too little to protect the besieged city’s flanks, which he had allowed. Ukrainian forces regain some territory.
Hours earlier, Ukrainian forces announced a two-kilometer advance on the Bakhmut front. On Friday, Prigozhin accused the Russian army of “deserting” from its positions near Bakhmut in Ukraine, and Consider that defenses “collapsing” And military leaders downplay the situation. He added that attempts to “calm the situation” would lead to a global tragedy for Russia.
