now, they say they re withdrawing and handing their positions over to the russian army. let s hear from the leader of the wagner group. translation: it will. make we are withdrawing units from bakhmut. today, it is sam on the 25th of may. the 1st ofjune, the main parts of the unit will be relocated at the rear camp. we re handing over positions to the military. ammunition, positions, everything. including food rations. but as the wagner group withdraws, let s take a look at what they leave behind. bakhmut has been fought over since last august and ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our verify team has been looking at images from bakhmut which show the extent of the destruction after months of fighting. olga malchevska from bbc ukrainian has more. this is bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine.
the battle for bakhmut began last august, and ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our verify team has been looking at images from bakhmut that show the extent of the destruction in these months of fighting, with the bbc s olga malchevska. this is bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine. once famous for its sparkling wine and thousands of rose bushes. this is bakhmut now reduced to a landscape of ruin and death. but not defeated, the ukrainian army told us. ukrainian troops stay in south western part of bakhmut. ukrainian army keep pushing the enemy from site of the city. 70,000 people used to live here before russia s full scale invasion of ukraine. i was here in 2019 when the city was still full of life. this satellite image shows a street in bakhmut in may last year with civilian blocks of flats surrounding
not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. the battle for bakhmut began last august, and ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our verify team has been looking at images from bakhmut that show the extent of the destruction in these months of fighting, with the bbc s olga malchevska. this is bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine. once famous for its sparkling wine and thousands of rose bushes. this is bakhmut now reduced to a landscape of ruin and death. but not defeated, the ukrainian army told us. ukrainian troops stay in south western part of bakhmut. ukrainian army keep pushing the enemy from site of the city. 70,000 people used to live
withdrawing and handing their positions over to the russian army. let s hear from the leader of the wagner group. it will make we are withdrawing units from bakhmut. today, it is sam on the 25th of may. the 1st ofjune, the main parts of ist ofjune, the main parts of the unit will be relocated at the unit will be relocated at the rear camp. there handing over positions to the military. ammunition, positions, everything. including food rations. but as the wagner group withdraws let s take a look at what they leave behind. bakhmut has been fought over since last august and ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our verify team has been looking at images from bakhmut which show the extent of the destruction after the months of fighting. olga malchevska from bbc ukrainian. this is the bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine.