Is Bakhmut occupied by Russia today? This answered Zelensky

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskystated this Sunday that Bakhmut “is not occupied by Russia Today”, in an appearance before the media after participating in the summit of the G7 in hiroshima (Japan).

Zelensky said he could not share exact information when it came to military tactics, though he noted that Ukraine has troops of “support” in Bakhmut and “witnesses” that show that the city “is not occupied by Russian Federation”, in his press conference at a convention center located in the Hiroshima Peace Park.

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The Ukrainian president added that “there are no multiple ways to interpret that”, when asked by the media about the confusion caused by earlier words of his, in which he gave an ambiguous answer to another question about whether the Ukrainians were still fighting for control of Bakhmut or whether the city had passed into the hands of Russiaas stated by the Russian Defense Ministry.

“We no longer have simple questions, just as we no longer have simple answers.”, Zelensky began by saying when asked about the commotion caused by his previous statements, which forced his spokesman, Sergiy Nykyforovto intercede to clarify them.

“There are no misunderstandings, I clearly understand what is happening in Bakhmut, and I clearly understand why all this is happening. I can’t share all the tactical positions of our armyZelensky noted.

The Ukrainian president stressed that Ukraine is showing that Russia “can not occupy them“despite being an a priori superior military power and that the Ukrainian troops”They are currently fulfilling a very important mission” and “in support mode”, although he avoided saying where exactly in the case of Bakhmut.

Zelensky also pointed out that the current state of the city reminds him of what he saw this Sunday at the Hiroshima Peace Museum, where the devastation caused by the atomic bomb.

“There is nothing alive, no building standing. everything is destruction”, said Zelensky, who recently visited the park and museum dedicated to remembering the victims and showing the horrors of the bombing of this Japanese city during what was the first nuclear attack in history, carried out by USA on August 6, 1945.

He wagner group, the spearhead of the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, announced yesterday Saturday the seizure of the city of Bakhmut, and the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced this Sunday the occupation of the city. However, the Ukrainian authorities have said in the last few hours that the fighting was continuing.

The battle for control of Bakhmut was one of the bloodiest of the war in Ukraine and had taken on symbolic importance for both sides, who had lost a large number of soldiers in that city.

Japan chose the Japanese city of Hiroshima for its high symbolic value as the venue for the G7 summit that concluded this Sunday after three days of meetings, which have been focused on the war in Ukraine and on tensions with China.

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Zelensky arrived in Hiroshima the day before, held bilateral meetings with the leaders of the G7 and this Sunday he attended two discussion sessions focused on military aid to Ukraine and eventual peace negotiations to put an end to the conflict started by Moscow.

In the second round of talks, leaders of other countries invited by the Japanese organization participated, among them the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modiwith whom Zelensky also met face to face, the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaand the Indonesian, Joko Widodo.

Source: Elcomercio

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