Seizing the city took 10 months and untold lives. Most likely, analysts say, Russia’s exhausted forces will settle into a defensive crouch, preparing for Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
Tag: Bakhmut (Ukraine)
The Battle for Bakhmut, in Photos
Times photographers have been documenting Ukraine’s defense of the Eastern city since May 2022.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Bakhmut in Ruins
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Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a Pyrrhic Victory
A top Ukrainian official essentially acknowledged that the devastated city had been lost. Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers died there, but the cost for Moscow was especially steep, experts say.
Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question Older Than the Ukraine War.
The twists and turns of a war are rarely easy to predict. In Ukraine, they landed on a city in the east that few had ever heard of. And then the whole world watched for months.
What Bakhmut Looks Like Now
Drone footage taken by The New York Times captured the scorched buildings, destroyed schools and cratered parks that now define the city in eastern Ukraine.
Your Monday Briefing: The G7 Wraps
Also, Russia claims that it captured Bakhmut.
As Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine Sees Opportunity Amid Ruins
Military analysts say that if Moscow continues to send reinforcements to defend the city, that could weaken Russian forces’ ability to hold off a broader counteroffensive that Ukraine has been planning.
Zelensky Says Images of a Ruined Hiroshima Remind Him of Bakhmut
While it “wouldn’t be fair” to compare Hiroshima to what is happening in his country, Ukraine’s president said the city’s atomic bomb museum offered grim echoes of fresh devastation.
What Russia’s Claim to Capture Bakhmut Means for the Ukraine War
Capturing Bakhmut would be Russia’s most significant territorial gain in Ukraine since last summer, but its ability to hold the city or advance further is in question.