On the 452nd day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky denies the capture of Bakhmut. Kiev says it has "partially encircled" the city of Donbass thanks to the recent breakthrough of its troops on the flanks north and south of the city.
On Sunday, US President Joe Biden also spoke, assuring that Vladimir Putin "will not break [our] determination to support Ukraine" The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, whose men were on the front line in the fighting, then the Russian Ministry of Defense had assured Saturday to have "totally liberated" BakhMut.