The Battle for Bakhmut: Russia Claims Victory, Ukraine Disputes.

Russia claims to have won control of Bakhmut, Ukraine's eastern city, after a nine-month conflict, but top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over. Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut, but their fighters' presence has played a key role in their strategy of exhausting the Russian military. Ukrainian forces are making significant advances near strategic roads through the countryside just outside, chipping away at Russia's northern and southern flanks by the meter (yard) with the aim of encircling Wagner fighters inside the city.