"The myth of the mighty Russian army, which has haunted Europe and Germany for so long, is finally being dispelled," Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said.
The fight for Bakhmut is now the war’s single longest and bloodiest battle. Although the Ukrainians are making small gains, Russia still controls about 90 percent of the largely ruined city.
Rescue workers were still digging through the rubble of a residential building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday, a day after a Russian missile attack.