Russia Has 'Destroyed' Bakhmut; Donbas Front Lines 'Difficult': ZelenskyThe assault on Ukraine's Donbas region remains "very difficult," with Russian forces having effectively "destroyed" Bakhmut, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Ukraine's leader said during his nightly televised address on Friday that he had "discussed the situation on the front line and winter prospects on the battlefield" during a conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier in the day.Russian attempts to gain ground in Donetsk and Luhansk have amplified in recent months, with the regions being two of four that Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to have annexed in late September."Russian sources widely claimed that Wagner Group fighters took control of Yakovlivka and that fierce fighting is ongoing near Bakhmut in Opytne, Klishchiivka, and Soledar."Former soldier and eyewitness Petro Stone said the "meat grinder" of Bakhmut had become "the main theater of hostilities in Donbas and this war in general" during a recent interview with Kyiv Post, adding that "the Russians are covering Bakhmut with fire 24/7.""