Ukrainian officials have dismissed claims that the city of Bakhmut has fallen to Russian control.

It comes after Wagner Mercenary said they had started handing over control of the city to Moscow.

The battle of Bakhmut has been the longest of the war so far with the highest casualties for both sides.

Aerial footage shows the destruction of residential areas in the city, now largely empty, and a win by either side would be a symbolic victory.

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