Never take him at his word. Just another psy op to confuse the UKA.
He never did cut off and trap the UKA in Bakhmut. He recently said that 35,000 of the UkA have retreated to another strong point and are diggin in 6 miles west of town.
He recently said that 35,000 of the UkA have retreated
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Yeah, through the infamous Bakmut Valley of Death. Much video showing what happened to the poor souls retreating through the low land road- decimated by Vlads hammer, hence the name “ Bakmut’s Valley of Death”.