He shared the information on Espresso TV.
"Fierce and heavy fighting is ongoing near the Bakhmut city сouncil. All the battles that take place in the city are very difficult. Because these are battles among dense urban development. In general, these types of battles are always difficult, and even more so in Bakhmut. In addition, the enemy is throwing large amounts of human resources and ammunition to storm the city. That's why the fighting in the city is not at all like the fighting on the outskirts of Bakhmut. But we are holding on and will continue to defend Bakhmut," Volokhov said.
On April 3, Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Petro Voloshchenko (call sign Stone) told Espreso TV that Bakhmut was under the Ukrainian flag.