The assistant to the head of the city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region, which is under the control of occupying forces, Petro Andryushchenko posted photographs from Bakhmut, captured by Russian forces, on his Telegram channel.
He notes:
"Two years in occupation. Another dead city in the Donetsk region that the Russians promised to revive with the help of the "Russian world". The restoration of Bakhmut at the moment looks very Russian. "Liberation"...".