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‘Bakhmut still in Ukraine’s hands’, Kyiv official clarifies president’s words

Ukraine said on Sunday that it was still fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said earlier that the city remained “only in our hearts.”

Bakhmut only in our hearts now: Zelenskyy on losing control over the city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia on Sunday, when asked if it remained in…

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Asked before a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Japan if the city was still in Ukraine’s hands after the Russians said they had seized it in its entirety, Zelenskiy told reporters, “I think no,” adding that “for today, Bakhmut is only in our hearts.”

Zelenskyy’s press secretary later clarified that the leader was responding to a different part of the question.

“Reporter’s question: Russians said they have taken Bakhmut,” Sergii Nykyforov wrote on Facebook. “President’s reply: I think no.”

“In this way, the president denied the capture of Bakhmut,” the official explained.

Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city, which if true would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war.

The assault on the largely leveled city was led by troops from the Wagner Group of mercenaries, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier in the day that his troops had finally pushed the Ukrainians out of the last built-up area inside the city.

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