Kyiv refined Comments made earlier by the Ukrainian President regarding the status of the city of Bakhmut to the east of it Ukrainian after his statements Vladimir Zelenskywhich was confusing at first.

Zelenskiy’s comments were misinterpreted, his spokesman wrote on Facebook. Sergei Nikiforov.

According to him, Zelensky’s comment – “I don’t think“- was formulated in response to the journalist’s statement that the Russians claim to have captured the city. Zelensky’s statement was taken by many as confirmation that the city fell into the hands of the Russian army.

Comments of the Ukrainian President were made during a bilateral meeting with the President of the United States Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Asked if Bahamut remains in the hands of the Ukrainians, the journalist added, Moscow claims to have captured Bakhmut.

“I don’t think so,” Zelensky replied, adding that the city was almost completely destroyed, with no buildings left and “many dead Russians.” In fact, as Zelensky said, photos from the destroyed Hiroshima during World War II remind him of Bakhmut and other destroyed Ukrainian cities.

However, information and statements about Bakhmut’s status are confusing. Head of the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Mr. Evgeny Prigozhin, the first to announce that the city had fallen. His people support Russian soldiers in the war. Moscow later confirmed his statement.

But Kyiv has not confirmed the capture of the city by Russian troops, a senior Ukrainian general said.

that Kyiv forces control a small part of Bakhmut, but enough to allow them to enter the city as soon as the situation changes.

In a message in the app Telegram general Alexander Shirsky he said that Kyiv forces were suppressing Russian forces in the suburbs of Bakhmut and were approaching the “tactical encirclement of the city”.