Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city

Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian cityRussia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. (May 20)Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russian forces will still face the massive task of seizing the remaining part of the Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas. Russian forces still face the enormous task of seizing the rest of the Donetsk region under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas. In January, Russia captured the salt-mining town of Soledar, just north of Bakhmut, and closed in on the city’s suburbs.