Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that all conditions have been created to retake Bakhmut but it must be done with significantly fewer losses than the Russians suffered.
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Currently, all conditions have been created to bring this city (Bakhmut - ed.) back to us, but with ten times smaller losses.
Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on July 20 that the conditions are right for Ukraine to retake Bakhmut, and the operation will be attempted as soon as possible.
All of the conditions needed for Ukraine to retake Bakhmut are in place
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