“The battle for Bakhumt is not over yet,” writes the New York Times, captioning the opening of the online newspaper: “Ukrainian soldiers, almost surrounded, are pushing back the Russians.”
«After months of an epic battle, the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut seemed to have come to an end in recent days, as Russian forces came close to encircling the city and some Ukrainian units retreated – writes the American newspaper – Then, on Saturday morning the Ukrainian assault brigades attacked. Over the weekend, hundreds of troops joined the counteroffensive, attacking from the ground and bombarding Russian positions with artillery from the surrounding hills.
Kyiv decided tonight to continue defending the city of Donbass and not to withdraw, as was speculated last week.