15 minutes from Donbass: Bachmut from a bird’s eye view and urgent evacuation of journalists

Bachmut’s name has been bandied about in the media around the world for months. Fighting for it lasted for more than half a year, until finally the Ukrainians had to withdraw from it. More precisely, from the ruins.

After announcing the capture of Bakhmut, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said his hitmen were leaving the city and that its “defense” would now be handled by the regular Russian army.

However, the statement about the capture of Bakhmut does not mean that the fighting has ended here. First of all, Ukrainian forces are trying to surround Bakhmut from the flanks, about what 15min the soldiers themselves told the journalists. Intelligence and surveillance of Bakhmut itself is also actively carried out – Ukrainians watch day and night how Russian soldiers and equipment move in Bakhmut, and try to destroy them.

15min journalists visited the positions of Ukrainian soldiers located approximately 12 kilometers from Bakhmut. As Ukrainian soldiers explained, their artillery is stationed nearby, so “we shouldn’t be surprised if Russian shells come here as well.” About a couple of hours later, he made sure of it 15min journalists who had to hide from Russian artillery.