Russian troops and mercenaries surround Bakhmut | DW News

Russian troops and mercenaries began closing off the last access routes to the besieged city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine on Friday, as Moscow seemed on the precipe of its first major military victory in six months.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, said that his forces had all but surrounded the small town in Ukraine.

Russia has been trying to take control of Bakhmut — which it refers to by its Soviet-era name of Artyomovsk — as a launchpad for further advances toward bigger cities in the area.

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[olegb.]

They cut out a part where Prigojin was addressing this to President Zelenski.

[levyudachov]

why did they cut the video before they showed the POWs (one old man and two young boys )

[cemo]

Didn’t they said Russia had no ammunition 10 months ago? 😂

[ronaldinhomessiz]

They cut out the part where they show the old man and the child

[fabb]

why do you cut the video when the old man and the kids apears?

[cranedriver]

How good is war when an excavator can be filmed digging your trench without the enemy firing at it

[ZaxxusV]

Dudes been saying its almost surrounded for 3 weeks now. 😂

[blackguard]

Bukhmut has no strategic value.
Ridiculous Marshall of NATO in Sky news after fall of this City 😂😂

[avoicecryingout]

You have been reporting that Ukraine was winning

[oonie]

But... but... i thought Ukraine/Nuto was winning?

[marlonmendez]

My boy Matheus dropping fire with the "uhh uhh uhh uhh"

[garyliew]

why do you cut and don't put full video ?

[PeterSedesse]

' practically ' is doing some heavy lifting in that sentence. Bahkmut is 7 miles from the 2014 border and has been under attack from Wagner since August... that is basically a km a month.. so just one or two more kms and they got it.

[jia]

How many soldiers did Russia lose to take something with no real value?

[roberteisenhart]

I feel for the old people.theywill stay and hope and 🙏that they live there somehow and peace comes soon.may God bless and keep you safe.

[chrismtb]

As a western puppet I see that the Wagnerian soldiers advance in absolute panic as Ukrainian army retreat victoriously

[nicholas]

Why didn't you show the second part of the video with Evgeniy Prigozhin, why didn't you show the whole video?

[bagusmauladyunanto]

They cut the video, where Wagner show the children and Old Man

[joeleonard]

The word "practically" is doing more heavy lifting in that statement than Arnold in his prime

[saeedyarahmadi]

For last few months DW told us Ukraine wining in balkmout.