Russia has expended huge resources in the town of Bakhmut despite a looming battle in Kherson.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian commanders of "craziness" in their efforts to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut.
Oleksiy Arestovych, a senior advisor to Mr Zelensky, said on one day Russian forces launched eight separate attacks on Bakhmut before lunchtime and had been pushed back on each occasion.Analysts say the town has little military value in itself, though if Bakhmut were to fall it would bring other cities back within range of Russian artillery and help change the narrative of a conflict in which Moscow's forces have been gradually retreating.
"Our units are constantly meeting with the most fierce enemy resistance, and I note that the enemy is well prepared, motivated, and works confidently and harmoniously," Mr Prigozhin said in a statement published by one of his companies. "This does not prevent our fighters from moving forward, but I cannot comment on how long it will take."
While Mr Zelensky did not offer a direct update on the advance, he said his troops were "strengthening our positions everywhere at the front, reducing the capabilities of the occupiers, destroying their logistics and preparing good news for Ukraine".
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