'This isn't a chess game, this is a real war': In Ukraine, Russians are 'actually controlling ruins'

Fighting raged in and around Bakhmut as Ukraine mocked Russian claims to have captured the administrative center of the eastern Ukrainian city, saying Russian forces had raised a victory flag over "some kind of toilet". For more analysis on Russia's brutal year-long invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24 is joined by Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko, Expert at Internews Ukraine, Chief Editor of UkraineWorld & Assistant Professor at Kyiv Mohyla Academy National University. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen