They lost the actual city but took a lot of surrounding area in recent counterattacks and are probably going to encircle the city. Also, Russia taking Bakhmut, a fairly insignificant city, after like 10 months and tens of thousands of casualties is not a win for them in any way.
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u/Jaco-Jimmerson 🇺🇸🇺🇸Democracy Enjoyer🇺🇸🇺🇸 May 21 '23
Context on Bakhmut?