The news around Bakhmut seems incredibly... dynamic, at the moment, so I'd take just about everything with a grain of salt. According to most every mapping group I've seen, Russia has indeed taken Bakhmut itself. But, there's also evidence that Ukraine is pushing in from no less than 4 different directions in local counterattacks on Bakhmut's flanks. You have Prigozhin stating that Russia is in control of Bakhmut, but then Ukraine claiming that Russia isn't, and even supposed videos of Ukrainian SpecOps just openly patrolling through areas of Bakhmut in the daytime. And Prigozhin is also claiming that Wagner is now going to leave Ukraine entirely? Indeed, dynamic.
In all likelihood, I do think Bakhmut has likely fallen to Russia. Whether or not it will stay that way will probably depend a lot on where the counteroffensive happens. There's a part of me that would love to see Ukraine slash in to encircle Bakhmut to further erode Russia's already terrible morale, but whether that's a higher priority target than places elsewhere - we'll have to wait and see.
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