For months, the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) "meat grinder" has been the center of world s attention. On May 20, 2023, at noon, the city was fully liberated by the Russian military forces. What is so special about Bakhmut?
Washington DC (UPI) May 20, 2023 - The leader of the Russian private military Wagner Group said Saturday his troops have captured the key eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but Kyiv rejected the claims, saying the fight goes on.
The city of Bakhmut, whose capture was claimed by Russia on Saturday and denied by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, had a population of