Russia Targets Ukrainian Forces Near Bakhmut

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated today, Wednesday, that "Russian forces launched an attack on three Ukrainian military groups near the city of Bakhmut." The ministry did not provide any comments in its daily briefing regarding the withdrawal of Russian forces from the village of Klishivka southeast of Bakhmut, which was denied by an official appointed by Russia in eastern Ukraine. #Russian artillery strikes near #Bakhmut reportedly left Ukrainian soldiers with symptoms of #chemicalweapons exposure. #Kyiv claimed the Kremlin used a WWI-era arsenic-based compound.