Situation in Bakhmut critical, but defenders control certain areas – Defence Ministry
Pravda Ukraine
Despite the recent statement by Yevgeny Prygozhin, the founder of the Wagner PMC, the Ukrainian military denies that Russian mercenaries have taken complete control of the destroyed city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast; the defence forces of Ukraine are still holding the line in the area at the entrance to the city from the direction of Kostiantynivka.