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After Losing Bakhmut Ukraine Now Says It Is Encircling The Russians

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system to fire towards the positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine May 19, 2023. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS  

Newsweek: Ukraine Encircling Russians in Bakhmut Day After Wagner ‘Victory’: Reports 

Ukrainian troops were able to semi-encircle the city of Bakhmut and fight Russian forces in the area, according to Hanna Maliar, the Ukrainian deputy defense minister, on Sunday. 

“The enemy failed to surround Bakhmut and they lost part of the dominant heights around the city. This means that the advance of our troops in the suburbs along the flanks, which is still ongoing, makes it very difficult for the enemy to stay in Bakhmut. Our troops took the city in a semi-encirclement, which gives us the opportunity to destroy the enemy. Therefore, the enemy [Russia] has to defend itself in the part of the city it controls,” Maliar wrote on Telegram.  

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Update #1: Russia's War on Ukraine Latest: Ukraine Says Closer to Encircling Bakhmut (Reuters).  

Update #2: Ukraine seizes tactical initiative in Bakhmut area – ISW (Ukrainska Pravda)  

WNU Editor: Losing a major battle is now being called "seizing the tactical initiative". Or better still. We are now in a position to "encircle the enemy". 

You just cannot make this stuff up.



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