Despite the reported territorial gains, Russia is still not expected to be able to advance further into Ukraine if it takes full control of Bakhmut.
claimed on Wednesday that his mercenaries had seized all of eastern Bakhmut, a claim consistent with an assessment by the ISW on Tuesday that found Ukrainian forces had completed withdrawn from the same area.
A Ukrainian armored personnel carrier is pictured on Friday in Bakhmut, Ukraine. As of Wednesday, Russia is believed to control at least 50 percent of the city.Now, the U.S.-based think tank estimates that Russia has taken control of at least 50 percent of the city, and predicts that Moscow's troops"will likely intensify attacks in northwestern and southwestern Bakhmut ... to circumnavigate the Bakhmutka River.
Despite the supposed success, the ISW still reports that there is no indication of Russia being able to"rapidly exploit a breakthrough beyond Bakhmut" even if its forces take full control of the city.has a well-equipped and prepared reserve force to advance beyond Bakhmut," read Wednesday's assessment.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned earlier in the day Wednesday that Bakhmut"may eventually fall " to Russian troops, although he said the capture"does not necessarily reflect any turning point of the war."
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