100 troops killed in 24 hours in fight for Bakhmut

• Kyiv is fending off relentless attacks, and the new front line is a small river that cuts the city in half.
• Moscow soldiers were slain and more than 300 were injured in Bakhmut.
• Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk.

In the battle for Bakhmut, hundreds of enemy soldiers are said to have been slain, according to both Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv is fending off relentless attacks, and the new front line is a small river that cuts the city in half.

According to Serhiy Cherevatyi, a military spokesperson for the Ukrainian army, 221 pro-Moscow soldiers were slain and more than 300 were injured in Bakhmut. Up to 210 Ukrainian troops were reportedly killed in the wider Donetsk sector of the frontline, according to the Russian defense ministry.

Although Moscow did not provide specifics regarding Bakhmut casualties, the now virtually deserted eastern Donetsk town has been the scene of one of the war’s longest and bloodiest battles.

Although it is difficult to independently confirm the precise number of casualties, both parties have acknowledged experiencing significant losses and enduring harm in Bakhmut. British military intelligence reported on Saturday that the majority of the eastern portion of Bakhmut has been taken over by the Russian Wagner mercenary group, an advance that group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed on Wednesday.

The Bakhmutka River now delineates the front line in the city center, according to the British Defense Ministry’s daily intelligence report.

The commander in charge of defending Bakhmut stated that it was essential for a Ukrainian counter-strike that Bakhmut be protected as Ukraine maintained it was holding on and providing a “decent rebuff” to Russian forces. Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi was quoted by the military as saying, “It is essential to gain time to accumulate reserves and start a counter-offensive, which is not far off.

According to Moscow, taking Bakhmut would weaken Ukrainian defenses and pave the way for capturing the entire industrial area of the Donbas.

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk and Kherson regions the day before resulted in at least five deaths and seven injuries, according to Ukrainian officials on Sunday.

Barley contract negotiations

Russian representatives have not yet participated in talks to extend the Black Sea grain agreement, according to the Russian foreign ministry’s statement on Sunday.

Russian representatives were not present during any talks on this matter, according to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry.

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