Thu 13 Apr 2023:
Moscow says its forces were “blocking” Ukrainian forces from getting in or out of Bakhmut.
“Airborne troops are providing support to advancing assault troops, blocking the transfer of Ukrainian army reserves to the city and the possibility of retreat for enemy units,” the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.
“Wagner assault units were continuing high-intensity combat operations to oust the enemy from the central quarters” of Bakhmut.
In a statement, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said, however, it was “too early” to say Russia has Bakhmut surrounded.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to pull up reserves and transfer them to the city limits. There are severe bloody battles, so it’s too early to talk about the complete encirclement of Bakhmut,” he said.
Poland asks Germany to approve exporting fighter jets
Poland has asked the German government to approve exporting old MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, a spokesperson for the defence ministry said.
Germany will decide as soon as Thursday, the DPA news agency quoted Defence Minister Boris Pistorius as saying.
Germany inherited 24 MiG-29 jets from the East German GDR during reunification in 1990.
At the time, the aircraft was seen as among the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
In 2004, Berlin passed on 22 of the aircraft to Poland.
Of the remaining two jets, one was destroyed in a crash, and one is on show at a museum.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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