NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the city of Bakhmut might fall within a matter of days regardless of Ukrainian defensive efforts.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the city of Bakhmut might fall within a matter of days regardless of Ukrainian defensive efforts.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Ukrainian defence of Bakhmut may fall into Russian hands in the coming days. Still, it would not necessarily be a turning point in the war.
Bakhmut could fall in the coming days but losing the city would not represent a turning point in the war.
Stoltenberg said Bakhmut may fall in the coming days during a meeting of EU defence ministers in Stockholm
Jens Stoltenberg stated that the defense of Bakhmut may fall in the coming days.
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Source story: day-378-2023-03-08