Reuters: Zelenskiy Indicates Ukraine Could Pull Out of Bakhmut if Russians Close In
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Poland for its "historic" help in rallying Western support for Ukraine during a visit to Warsaw and said Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off.
Poland has provided vital weaponry to Kyiv since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year and taken in millions of Ukrainian refugees. During Zelenskiy's visit, Warsaw announced it would send 10 more MiG fighter jets to Kyiv on top of four provided earlier.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Warsaw was also working to secure additional security guarantees for Ukraine at a NATO summit to be held in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in July.
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Update #1: Zelenskyy on situation in Bakhmut: If we face threat of encirclement and bigger losses, there will be corresponding decisions (Ukrayinska Pravda)
Update #2: Zelensky: Situation in Bakhmut remains 'complicated' (Kyiv Independent)
WNU Editor: There are reports that three quarters of Bakhmut is now under Russian control .... Russian forces claim to 'legally' control Bakhmut, but Ukraine says fighting is still raging (NBC News). There are also reports that all roads going into Bakhmut are under Russian fire-control. If true, it may be difficult if not impossible for Ukraine to pull out of the city if the order comes in..
Horrible footage! Ukrainian close combat kills 212 of Russian soldiers in a trench near Bakhmut- Ukraine said 15 tanks had been destroyed, along with another 15 armored personnel carriers. Eight Russian artillery systems and two unmanned aerial vehicles had also been destroyed in the previous 24 hours.
- Russian defense ministry said Ukraine had lost 8,399 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles since February 24, 2022.
- Ukrainian Armed Forces destroying an artillery installation and a 120-millimeter 2С9 "Nona-S" self-propelled mortar.
- General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Russia was continuing its attempts to seize Bakhmut, with Ukrainian forces repelling 32 attacks in the area over the previous 24-hour period. Another 530 Russian fighters have been killed in Ukraine over the past few days, the General Staff added.
- Russia's defense ministry said up to 285 Ukrainian military personnel had died fighting towards Donetsk, without mentioning the reported losses in Bakhmut.
- Mercenaries from Wagner's group appear to have planted their group's flag atop a high-rise building near the center of the embattled city of Bakhmut.
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