Russian forces have walked into a trap by taking control of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month long battle for the Ukrainian city, has said.Moscow claimed to have taken full control of the eastern city over the weekend, in what would be a largely symbolic victory that has come at the cost of tens of thousands of Russian and Wagner mercenary troops. Kyiv disputed the Russian claim, but acknowledged its forces now control only a small district.But while the situation in Bakhmut itself appears bleak for Ukraine, Kyiv says its fighters' presence has played a key role in their strategy of exhausting the Russian military ahead of a planned counteroffensive, while manoeuvring around the flanks of the city.
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