- The Ukrainian president has lamented that "there is no place there that has not been damaged by fire and artillery."

File image of Russian bombing of Bakhmut, Ukraine.

Zelenski denounces that Russia has devastated Bakhmut: "It has been reduced to ashes"

The President of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, announced this Saturday that the city of Bakhmut, in the east of the country, is "destroyed" and has been reduced to "ashes and ruins" during the latest offensive that Russia has begun in the last few hours. in Donetsk and Luhansk.

This offensive has been confirmed by the Russian Army spokesman, General Igor Konashenkov, and has resulted in advances between the cities of Kremina and Liman.

Bakhmut is a city located in the Donetsk region that, for a few days, has become one of the epicenters of the war. Russian forces have confirmed that they are currently positioned around the city, which they are attacking with artillery.

Approximately 75,000 people lived in the town before the war. Zelenski lamented that "the occupiers have destroyed Bajmut, as well as Soledar, Marinka, or Kremina." "There is no place there that has not been damaged by fire and artillery," the president added in his daily speech.

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