Bakhmut Is Largely Under Russian Control, Says Ukrainian General

Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy says Ukrainian forces are still clinging to a tiny part of the city

A wounded Ukrainian serviceman near Bakhmut. sergey shestak/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

KOSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces have lost effective control of the eastern city of Bakhmut, Ukraine’s top commander in the region said, as Moscow declared its first significant conquest since last summer after months of relentless fighting that has cost thousands of lives and obliterated the city.

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