Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits for the start of a bilateral meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
Kyiv, Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky's spokesman on Sunday denied the Ukrainian president had confirmed the fall of Bakhmut to Russian troops in comments on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan.
"The president denied the capture of Bakhmut," spokesman Sergiy Nykyforov said on Facebook. When asked if Bakhmut was still in Ukraine's hands, after Moscow announced its capture Zelensky had replied, "I think no."
