The fiercely contested Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has become a “slaughter-fest” for the Russian forces attempting to capture the city, according to the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Speaking to lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, General Mark Milley said Russian forces had not made progress through the ruined Donetsk settlement in the past three weeks.
“It’s a slaughter-fest for the Russians,” Milley said. “They’re getting hammered in the vicinity of Bahkmut and the Ukrainians have fought very, very well.”
The eastern Donbas city of Bakhmut has long been a focus of Ukrainian and Russian military efforts, destroying the city and largely emptying it of its inhabitants.
Ukraine has committed to holding off Moscow’s soldiers and Wagner Group mercenary fighters there, despite heavy losses on both sides.
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