Bakhmut
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| Area | 416 |
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| Weather | -7°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 65% Humidity |
| Population | 77,177 (2015) |
| Hotels | View hotels |
| Local time | Saturday 15:41 |
| City rights | 1783 |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
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| ID | 2454072 |
About Bakhmut
Bakhmut formerly Artemivsk/Artyomovsk, is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. On 4 February 2016 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine confirmed the name change of the city by returning to the original one.
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... " He also presented a battle flag from the destroyed city of Bakhmut - the site of the longest, and possibly bloodiest, battle in Russia s invasion of Ukraine...
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... The Ukrainian General Staff has reported that Ukrainian forces have conducted offensive operations south and north of what is left of the eastern city of Bakhmut - most of which has been under Russian control...
Wagner, Prigozhin, Putin and Shoigu: Bitter rivalries that led to a rebellion
... The attempt to seize Bakhmut - a small city with a pre-war population of around 70,000 people - is puzzling...
Ukraine war: Saboteurs cross into Russia's Belgorod, governor says
... However Mr Putin s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that efforts were underway to eliminate the sabotage group, and said its purpose was to draw attention away from the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut - which a Russian mercenary group after months of intense and bloody fighting...
Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Wagner claim over Bakhmut
...Russian mercenaries are in full control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, their chief says - a claim immediately dismissed by Ukrainian officials...
Bakhmut: Wagner raises Russian flag but Ukraine fights on
...The head of Russia s Wagner mercenary group says he has raised a Russian flag over Bakhmut s city hall in Ukraine...
Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control - deputy mayor
...By Laura GozziBBC NewsRussian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of Bakhmut - but Russia does not control the eastern city, its deputy mayor has said...
Ukraine latest: Numerous Bakhmut attacks still being repelled, says Kyiv
... Russian forces claim they are about to take the eastern city of Bakhmut - the focus of intense fighting for many months...
Ukraine war: Saboteurs cross into Russia's Belgorod, governor says
A group of saboteurs has crossed from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region, with resulting clashes injuring several people, The Russian authorities say.
Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov Said Russian forces were searching for The Group , which He Said had attacked Grayvoronsky district by The Border .
Vladimir Putin 's spokesman Said The Russian president had been informed.
Ukraine denies responsibility and Said Russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind The Attack .
Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov Said six people had been injured, including Two People admitted to hospital after The Village of Glotovo was shelled and three people who had suffered shrapnel wounds in The Town of Grayvoron.
Fighting had also damaged Three Houses and a local administrative building, He Said .
Kyiv Said those behind the ongoing incident were from groups called the Liberty of Russia Legion and The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC).
The Liberty of Russia Legion - a Ukraine-based Russian militia which says it is working inside Russia to overthrow President Putin - Said on Twitter on Monday it had " completely liberated" the Border Town of Kozinka. It Said forward units had reached The Town of Grayvoron, further east.
However Mr Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that efforts were underway to eliminate the Sabotage group, and Said its purpose was to draw attention away from The Eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut - which a Russian mercenary group after months of intense and bloody fighting.
" We perfectly understand the purpose of such Sabotage - to divert attention from the Bakhmut direction, to minimise the political effect of The Loss of Artemovsk [Bakhmut ] by the Ukrainian side, " He Said .
Kyiv says it still controls parts of The City .
Ukrainian presidential advisor Mikhaylo Podolyak Said his country was watching events in Belgorod " with interest" but " has nothing to do with it".
" As you know, tanks are sold at any Russian military store, and underground guerrilla groups are composed of Russian citizens, " he added.
Ukraine has previously denied responsibility for reported Sabotage attacks on Russian territory.
The latest incident comes ahead of a widely expected counter offensive by Kyiv against invading Russian forces.
In April, Russia accidentally dropped a bomb on The City of Belgorod, which lies 40 km (25 miles) north of The Border with Ukraine.
More Than 3,000 people were after an undetonated explosive was found days later.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
