"There are no Ukrainian servicemen left in Bachmut right now," says volunteer Jonas von Matern. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on her Telegram channel that Ukraine still controls an area in the southwest corner of the city.
The goal is to encircle Bachmut and cut off Russian supply lines, according to vonMatern. He is now making his twenty-fourth trip to Ukraine, where he will hand over materiel and vehicles to Ukrainian front units.. The information about the withdrawal comes from the combat units at Bachmut.