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Russia may soon seize the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut, but it would not mark a major turning point in the war, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.
The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary squad, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Donbas region city. Yan Gagin, an official with the self-proclaimed, pro-Russian Donetsk People’s Republic, said Russian forces took control of almost half of the city.
Stoltenberg said Russia continues to storm the area in and around Bakhmut with more troops despite taking massive casualties.
„What Russia lacks in quality, they try to make up in quantity,“ Stoltenberg said. „They have suffered big losses, but at the same time, we cannot rule out that Bakhmut may eventually fall in the coming days.“
Rather than a crucial victory in the war, the city’s fall would just serve as a reminder to Ukraine and its supporters that „we should not underestimate Russia.
