{"id":269046,"date":"2023-05-22T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=269046"},"modified":"2023-05-23T06:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T06:33:38","slug":"bakhmut-folds-russia-takes-city-ukraines-struggle-against-toll-of-attrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=269046","title":{"rendered":"Bakhmut Folds: Russia Takes City + Ukraine&#8217;s Struggle Against Toll of Attrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brian Berletic \u2013 The New Atlas May 22, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9MUXj5DtlM8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/div>\n<p>References: TASS &#8211; Putin congratulates Wagner assault teams with liberation of Artyomovsk \u2014 Kremlin (May 21, 2023): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqay1Rck9RYnFtSjlaYzhzZ2p5SEs2V3hvd1FEZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsb0MzQ3l6VEd1cE9kRXZOWmJWczhOcVlMMUJTOFpsS0xPRU1ETklEVFRyVHRUTE51OWFUeVM2TUZoS3dVZmZDV3JzOU1EQ0pHVWdPUVZZNlVBdVlEZjlCYzF%20\">https:\/\/tass.com\/defense\/1620655<\/a><br \/>\nAssociated Press (via NPR) &#8211; President Zelenskyy has said that Bakhmut is destroyed as Russia claims victory there (May 21, 2023): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa01kdUFUTFMxQkVYUFJRbUxqcmJWWFdpMmtWZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSkFrUHA3a1dpQWowNDNKaFhGOVF5enNkSUQ5c1ZKRmdVNXMxMFhiWG5Od0dDT096MlZldjBwWVp5OTk1dGlKM2JQSEpPSWhVQks1NmMtVE5jNUZZbWZVd1l%20\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/21\/117738&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nNY Times &#8211; Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): <a 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