You don’t seen to understand war. Once you take territory the enemy retreats and you move on to the next objective. The Ukrainian forces are all but gone from Bhakmut at this point.
Nope. The Ukies are still there or else the Soviets wouldn’t be attacking them in Bakhmut. From a few minutes ago:
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Ukraine deputy defence minister says Russia on offensive in Bakhmut
Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said in a Telegram post that Kyiv’s forces had repelled daylong attacks by Russia in the embattled city of Bakhmut on Wednesday.
“The enemy gathered most of its reserves to Bakhmut and significantly strengthened the group,” she said.
“Today the enemy attacked Bakhmut for the entire day. All attacks were repelled.”