“Bakhmut is the central point of the Eastern Front and a serious logistics center,” the press service quotes him as saying.
Bakhmut's "chip" is in the unique historical and geographical defense capabilities, he noted.
In particular, the city is divided into several parts by water barriers, Prigozhin emphasized.
He added that the surroundings of the city are a whole complex of settlements that create a single defense system.
“And the icing on the cake is the system of the Soledar and Bakhmut mines, in fact, a network of underground cities.
In which there is not only a cluster of people at a depth of 80-100 meters, but also tanks and infantry fighting vehicles move.
And stocks of weapons have been stored since the First World War, ”he summed up.
Earlier, the US administration recognized the successes of Russian fighters in the Bakhmut area.
On December 23, Akhmat special forces commander Apty Alaudinov called Bakhmut in the DPR the hottest spot on the front.