International Desk: Russian troops entered the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine. To take full control of the city, they are fighting Ukrainian troops hiding in various streets. The deputy mayor of the city informed me of this information on Saturday.
Oleksandr Marchenko told the BBC that the remaining 4,000 civilians in the city were living in shelters without gas, electricity, or water supplies. The city was ‘almost destroyed’.
Russian troops have been fighting for months to take control of Bakhmut. They surrounded the city from all sides this week. Capturing the city would be Russia’s biggest victory in months.
“Fighting is going on near the city, and there are clashes on the streets,” Marchenko said.
He alleged that the Russians had “no intention” of saving the city and wanted to carry out “genocide on the people of Ukraine.”
“Currently the city has no communication system, so it is isolated; the bridges have been destroyed,” Marchenko said.
