price. today wagner s leader on the outskirts of bakhmut leaving video. he called on president volodymyr zelenskyy to withdraw his troops saying give them a chance to leave the city. he regularly exaggerates wagner s gains. ukrainian commanders admit they re facing withering russian attacks. the eastern commander posted photos today of a visit to bakhmut where he was briefed on the problems for the you yan krahn defenses, despite no announcement of a withdrawal, some possible signs have appeared. this bakhmut rail bridge strategically bombed by ukrainian soldiers to make it impan. the head of a ukrainian reconnaissance unit saying they received an order to immediately leave bakhmut without giving a reason, and a neighboring town, soldiers from an artillery unit
ukrainian soldiers to make it impassable. the head of the ukrainian reconnaissance unit saying they received an order to immediately leave bakhmut without given a reason. in a neighboring city, soldiers from an artillery unit told us they have no plans to stop fighting here fearing what could then happen. the problem is not just russia taking bakhmut, this man says, they will not stop and keep destroying the next cities. we need to wait for reinforcements to come, and then kick them out. for now, there is no mention or sign of a major ukrainian withdrawal. if russia were to take bakhmut, it would be a significant victory for them, especially after so many months of such fierce fighting, but it is up for debate whether it would be a strategic victory. whether russia would be able to use bakhmut to push deep near ukraine, especially since they would be in such a weakened state after this battle.
defenses. despite no announcement of a withdrawal, some possible signs have appeared. this bakhmut rail bridge strategically bombed by ukrainian soldiers to make it impassable. the head of a ukrainian reconnaissance unit saying they received an order to immediately leave bakhmut without given a reason. in the neighboring city, soldiers from an artillery unit told us they have no plans to stop fighting here, fearing what could then happen. [ speaking non-english ] the problem is not just russia taking bakhmut, he says. they will not stop and will keep destroying the next cities. we need to to wait for reinforcements to come and then kick them out. so far there has been no indication or mention of a ukrainian withdrawal from bakhmut. they say they will keep fighting. if russia were able to take bakhmut, no doubt it would be a major victory for them, especially after so many months of such intense fighting. but it is up for debate how much of a strateamic victory
we meeten a an artillery unit is fighting for two months. loud booms every few seconds from their colleagues firing on russian positions. tra reporter: the problem is not just russia taking bakhmut he says, tell not stop. we need to wait for reinforcement it is to come and kick them out. whether ukrainian reinforcements are indeed coming remains to be seen. but so far there is no ukrainian retreat. ukraine s military a admits that they are battered by wagner mercenaries that have made gains in and around the city. ferocious street to street fighting that has left many dead on both sides as wagner troops
correspondent alex marquardt is in eastern ukraine with our report. reporter: in the fierce defense of bakhmut the neighboring town of chazivyar has become a busy thoroughfare. the main supply route for ukrainian troops desperately hanging on to the eastern city. cars, military vehicles, bombing up and down this road going to and from the front. you see this armored vehicle right here. the v sign for victory. we are so close to the front that as one resident who is still here said, you can walk to the russian positions. in the town center we meet an artillery unit. they ve been fighting for two months. loud booms echoing every few seconds from their ukrainian colleagues firing on russian positions. the problem is not just russia