Russia claims Bakhmut city after year-long conflict, Ukraine says fighting still going on

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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than 15 months. When Russia occupied many cities of Ukraine, the Ukrainian army also gave a strong response. Meanwhile, the Russian military claimed full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Saturday. However, Ukraine rejected the claim of the Russian army, saying that the fighting is still going on, our soldiers are fighting.

Russia’s private military chief claimed

The head of Russia’s private army, Wagner, claimed on Saturday that he had captured the town of Bakhmut after the longest and toughest battle of the Russia-Ukraine war, a claim denied by Ukrainian defense officials. There has been a war between Russia and Ukraine in Bakhmut for more than a year. Both Moscow and Kiev are believed to have suffered heavy damage.

Currently, Zelensky has gone to attend the G7 summit.

While President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the G7 summit in Japan, Wagner announces Bakhmut’s capture. In a video, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said the city came under full Russian control on Saturday afternoon. On the land of Bakhmut, our fighters raised the Russian flag.

Putin congratulated

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Wagner’s private army and a team of Russian soldiers after taking control of eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin’s press office said in a statement on Sunday that Vladimir Putin congratulated the Wagner assault teams as well as all Russian servicemen who provided necessary assistance.