By KYIV. Dec 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The invaders have actually destroyed Bakhmut, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Friday.
"The front-line situation remains very difficult in key areas in Donbas – Bakhmut, Soledar, Maryinka, Kreminna … There has long been no living place left on the land of these regions – a place not damaged by shells and fire. The invaders have actually destroyed Bakhmut, another city in Donbas that the Russian army has turned into scorched ruins," he said.
Zelensky thanked "all our heroes, all soldiers and commanders who hold the front in these directions, repulse attacks and inflict significant losses on the enemy – in response to the hell that entered Ukraine under the Russian flag."
