The attack on Bakhmut claimed the lives of more than 200 people

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut Oleksiy Reva confirmed that clashes between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the city killed 204 civilians, including four minors, and injured 505 others, including 17 children.

“We, the Bakhmuts, have lost a lot. But the worst losses are human lives“, – complained Reva, who in her statements to UNIAN stressed that after the intensification of the fighting, the city remained practically uninhabited.

Reva recalled that before the start of the war, about 80 thousand people lived in Bakhmut and the territories adjacent to it, and now, after weeks of constant air raids and ground offensives, only 500 people remained. The rest dispersed to different parts of Ukraine.

The Russian Armed Forces, assisted by Wagner Group mercenaries, launched an offensive against the city of Bakhmut in early August 2022, quickly becoming the bloodiest battle of the war in Ukraine that began in late February 2022. , last year.

Bakhmut, located in the Donetsk region, is regarded by the Kremlin as an enclave of great importance for the logistics and supply of the Ukrainian army on the eastern front, so Moscow has worked hard to take over the city, and not without noticeable losses.

After several weeks of clashes, disagreements in the Russian military command and demands from both sides for control of the city, the Russian authorities confirmed in mid-May that they had succeeded in capturing Bakhmut, after which the process of withdrawing troops began. mercenaries. (Europe Press).

Photo: Reuters.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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