Talk:Bakhmut

It's already assessed Russia has taken control of the entirety of Bakhmut
Even pro-Ukraine monitoring like "Institute for the Study of War" and "deepstatemap.live" acknowledge Russian takeover in their maps, why this Wikipedia article still doesn't acknowledge the entire Russian occupation of the city as for May 24th 2023? 86.127.246.65 (talk) 12:16, 24 May 2023 (UTC)


 * the ISW has refuted Russian claims that they've taken the city, have you even read their reports? Scu ba (talk) 03:45, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * An encyclopedia is for facts, for real situations in our material world. What you want, in this case, that Ukraine beats Russia at the war and maintains Bakhmut, is irrelevant to the real necessary facts for an encyclopedia. Your desires of Ukraine beating Russia won't change magically the reality on the ground. The city is occupied by Russian forces onto the last inch. 79.116.6.252 (talk) 10:43, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Because the editors of this page are post-factual and have a disdain for the truth when it doesn't match their political preferences. It's very unprofessional and they should be ashamed of themselves for harming Wikipedia's credibility. 70.121.162.56 (talk) 22:33, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is a joke and has nothing to do with reality. Just a bunch of political fanatics trying to write history as they see fit. 2A02:8109:1A3F:C906:897B:901B:6C03:9270 (talk) 08:37, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

If you look at ISW control map, you can see Russia controls 100% of the city. https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Bakhmut%20Battle%20Map%20Draft%20February%2026%2C%202024.png

Russian first language majority but no Russian name anymore
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bakhmut&diff=next&oldid=1100534548 Bakhmutka (talk) 20:49, 13 August 2022 (UTC)


 * First, study the history of the city. The original name of the city was Bakhmut. And it is this name that is Russian, in the time of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great there was no country called Ukraine, but the territory was part of the Russian Empire. And it was only during the time of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923 that the city was renamed Artemovsk by Ukrainians, and this "Artyom" was actually called Fedor. And in modern Ukraine, from 1991 to 2016, the city was called Artemovsk. And in 2016, by mistake, Ukrainians returned the city to its original Russian name Bakhmut. But since Russians are poorly versed in history, Ukrainians should return the Ukrainian name Artemovsk, before the Russians come to their senses, and mistakenly think that the Russian name of the city is Artemovsk. 37.113.180.62 (talk) 15:08, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Jews in the holocaust
Should be mention the collaboration of local population in the murder of the 3000 Jews (men, women, children, babies and elderly). 2003:DA:CF21:E401:A8FD:2A60:5632:9525 (talk) 16:33, 13 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Do you have a source for that? I’ve only seen sources saying the opposite. HappyWith (talk) 04:24, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Etymology
The current source of etymology given was not reliable. I recommend that authors write a section based on. Namuntlha (talk) 18:44, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Change Article Title to Artemovsk
Russia will soon conquer this city and remname it to its original name, Artemovsk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.225.198.180 (talk) 21:37, 5 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Don't think you wanna pull that thread. Unless you also want to rename Karelia to Karjala. 107.77.234.236 (talk) 19:46, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * See WP:COMMONNAME. Mellk (talk) 20:03, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * First, study the history of the city. The original name of the city was Bakhmut. And it is this name that is Russian, in the time of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great there was no country called Ukraine, but the territory was part of the Russian Empire. And it was only during the time of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923 that the city was renamed Artemovsk by Ukrainians, and this "Artyom" was actually called Fedor. And in modern Ukraine, from 1991 to 2016, the city was called Artemovsk. And in 2016, by mistake, Ukrainians returned the city to its original Russian name Bakhmut. But since Russians are poorly versed in history, Ukrainians should return the Ukrainian name Artemovsk, before the Russians come to their senses, and mistakenly think that the Russian name of the city is Artemovsk. 37.113.180.62 (talk) 15:09, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Images
There's way too many images on this page, cluttering up the History section like crazy. I plan to go through and prune the unnecessary ones myself when I have time, but if anyone else wants to start it in the meantime, that's welcomed. HappyWith (talk) 15:15, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

In the Russian Empire there was Bakhmut
Bakhmut is a Russian name from the time of Ivan the Terrible — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.111.119.54 (talk) 17:35, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Russian spelling
Sources overwhelmingly spell the Russian name Artemovsk, by a majority of 75% or more. The article text should reflect that. Any objections? —Michael Z. 15:02, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Those sources are only from 2019 and earlier, which does not account for a possible change in usage during the invasion, when the city has become far more known. According to WP:NCRUS: when in doubt, Wikipedia uses the modification of the BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian described at WP:RUS in which Cyrillic 'ё' (as in "Артёмовск") is transliterated as 'yo', so "Artyomovsk" is the way to go, I think. This also goes better with the fact that the city was renamed for Comrade Artyom. HappyWith (talk) 18:20, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * There is no doubt, so WP:RUS doesn’t enter into it. Sergeev’s nickname doesn’t enter into it. Speculation about after 2019 doesn’t enter into it. The Russian name is most commonly spelled Artemovsk in English according to the evidence. —Michael Z. 01:51, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * To assuage your concerns about recent sources, Google Advanced Book Search results for English-language sources from 2020 to the present :
 * “Artemovsk” -Wikipedia “Page 3 of about 3,000 results” (21 displayed)
 * “Artemivsk” -Wikipedia “Page 2 of about 1,570 results” (15 displayed)
 * “Artyomovsk” -Wikipedia “About 454 results” (10 displayed, 5 unique sources)
 * The most common name is Bakhmut: “Page 3 of about 4,660 results” (23 displayed). —Michael Z. 14:12, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * By “recent”, I more meant 2022-2023, as that was when the town entered public consciousness, but whatever, I’m pretty much indifferent to the change so long as it’s kept consistent with “Comrade Artem”. HappyWith (talk) 14:47, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I meant the results above are starting from 2020 to the present, i.e., after 2019. —Michael Z. 16:31, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * First, study the history of the city. The original name of the city was Bakhmut. And it is this name that is Russian, in the time of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great there was no country called Ukraine, but the territory was part of the Russian Empire. And it was only during the time of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923 that the city was renamed Artemovsk by Ukrainians, and this "Artyom" was actually called Fedor. And in modern Ukraine, from 1991 to 2016, the city was called Artemovsk. And in 2016, by mistake, Ukrainians returned the city to its original Russian name Bakhmut. But since Russians are poorly versed in history, Ukrainians should return the Ukrainian name Artemovsk, before the Russians come to their senses, and mistakenly think that the Russian name of the city is Artemovsk. 37.113.180.62 (talk) 15:11, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

untitled section
In Soviet times, the city was called Artiomovsk, after 2015 the Ukrainians changed its name to Bakhmut, thus honoring the Russian Empire ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.111.119.54 (talk) 16 April 2023 (UTC)
 * nope. it is more a reject of the soviet era than an honour to russian empire. and please use titles only for topic, and asking your questions in normal text, that would be betterSuperHéraut (talk) 01:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 April 2023
Add a hatnote at the top that says "For the battle, see Battle of Bakhmut" or something similarly phrased. 188.163.45.249 (talk) 05:20, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: I don't think this is necessary. The title of the article is quite clear, so there's no ambiguity on its content. Additionally, the battle is mentioned and linked to in the lead. Let me know if you disagree. Thanks, and happy editing! Actualcpscm (talk) 14:10, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Slavo-Serbia
I can’t find a single source that actually backs up the claims that Bakhmut was the capital of the territory of Slavo-Serbia. I’ve tried searching in Russian, Ukrainian, and even Serbian languages, but nothing comes up. Is this even true? It’s to the point that I’m worrying it’s just completely invented info. If anyone has sources, or some sort of confirmation on whether this is true, please let me know. HappyWith (talk) 05:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Update: I finally managed to find a source for it. It's not the most high-quality reference out there - the article mentions Wikipedia a few times - so I'm still a little worried this could be citogenesis, but this at least seems to suggest it's not just made-up. HappyWith (talk) 17:14, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Update 2: Encyclopedia of Ukraine backs it up. Problem's resolved. HappyWith (talk) 20:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Territorial control update request on 20 May 2023
Bakhmut As Bakhmut has recently fallen, some details of the article should be updated. The Russian capture of Bakhmut has been confirmed by independent war mappers, Volodymyr Zelensky (president of Ukraine), the Russian ministry of defence and Yevgeny Prigozhin (founder of Wagner PMC) meaning all parties involved have confirmed this. (see sources below)

"Reuters is reporting Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia on Sunday, saying “I think no” when asked if it remained in Kyiv’s control. “I think no,” he said ahead of a meeting with Joe Biden at the G7 summit, according to Reuters. “For today, it is only in our hearts.” - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/may/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-zelenskiy-to-meet-biden-at-g7-kyiv-says-fighting-in-bakhmut-continues

"Today, at 12 noon, Bakhmut was completely taken," Prigozhin said. "We completely took the whole city, from house to house." - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-prigozhin-claims-full-control-bakhmut-2023-05-20/

"The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday announced that its troops, along with Wagner mercenaries, have taken control of the flashpoint city." - https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-zelenskyy-appears-to-acknowledge-loss-of-bakhmut/a-65688229

Therefore, the following line of “ As of May 2023, Ukrainian forces remain in partial control of the city, which is an epicentre of fierce fighting, as Russian forces battle to take control.” should be changed to “As of 20-05-2023, Bakhmut has reportedly been under the territorial control of the Russian Federation/ Donetsk People's Republic” or something similar. This is an update on the situation in Bakhmut after Russian forces have recently taken the city a few hours ago after the situation became unfavourable for Ukrainian defenders causing them to withdraw from the last held strongholds.

"Russian forces have claimed full control of Bakhmut, ending an intense monthslong battle for the eastern city that came to embody Ukrainian resistance." - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-captures-bakhmut-putin-ukraine-counteroffensive-rcna72615

15:13, 20 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Not done. Ukraine has denied the city has fallen and the situation is impossible to verify. --TadejM my talk 18:12, 21 May 2023 (UTC)


 * The president of Ukraine has confirmed it 199.126.83.115 (talk) 19:08, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The article has been changed
 * On 20 May 2023, Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian defence ministry both claimed that Bakhmut was completely captured. Ukraine denied Prigozhin's initial claim and said heavy clashes for the city were ongoing, but it did not immediately respond to the Russian ministry's statement. However, several news sources have reported that the battle is over. 223.252.62.38 (talk) 22:49, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You sir are from a NATO country and side in this conflict. Therefore, fully biased and without moral ground to be a mod on this topic! 77.56.54.159 (talk) 23:18, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The Battle of Bakhmut Wikipedia article has already been changed to reflect the current situation making the Bakhmut article inconsistent with other statements on Wikipedia. I suggest this be resolved. 193.116.66.116 (talk) 05:51, 22 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I have corrected the date from 21 to 20 May as per Battle of Bakhmut. Otherwise, both articles state that the battle is 'ongoing' and present the conflicting Russian and Ukrainian statements. Per WP:NPOV, we present both opinions and don't take sides in disputes. --TadejM my talk 20:57, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Wrong name for the city
It is now called Artemovsk and is a part of the Donetsk People's Republic. 70.53.72.60 (talk) 21:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Please see WP:COMMONNAME. The name you mention is already included in the article’s text. Tollens (talk) 23:22, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The naming dispute should probably be in the lede, not just the etymology section. 146.115.84.237 (talk) 15:55, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * When the city of Bakhmut was an integral part of Russia, it was called Bakhmut from the very beginning. When it was an integral part of the Ukrainian USSR and post-Soviet Ukraine, it was called Artemovsk. Now the city is under Russian control, do you propose to call it by its Ukrainian name? Yes, it is de facto part of the DPR. Do you deny that the Donetsk People's Republic is part of Russia and admit that it is part of Ukraine? In this case, an automatic question is raised about the existence of the DPR itself, Ukraine does not recognize it. 37.113.180.62 (talk) 16:18, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Ukrainian city
That area, occupied by Russia.70.108.1.24 (talk) 00:59, 22 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Actually, the UN condemned the annexations and the sham referendums and said they were illegitimate and illegal. HappyWith (talk) 01:14, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The UN's hopes and words do not change the facts on the ground. I encourage you to read the article on "occupation" and precedent cases in order to become less ignorant on this subject. Whether you consider an occupation justified or legitimate is entirely irrelevant. The political bias of editors of this page is egregious and results in an article based on lies and a disdain for facts. 70.121.162.56 (talk) 22:31, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Meteorite falls
This hatnote seems spurious to me - I have no idea how those two articles are related (other than that Bakhmut is mentioned in the meteorite falls article, but then we would need to add links to 437 other articles in the hatnote).

"'Bachmut' redirects here. For the Bakhmut meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls."

Should it be deleted? 93.72.49.123 (talk) 20:59, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I agree, I'll delete it. There aren't even any articles that link to "Bachmut" in the context of the meteorite falls. HappyWith (talk) 22:03, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Spelling fix
For the population section it says: >500 (2,023 estimate) It should be 2023. 69.62.231.219 (talk) 22:05, 9 June 2023 (UTC)


 * HappyWith (talk) 16:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 June 2023
Under "Russo-Ukrainian War     "2022 Russian invasion" Check the fourth paragraph, third from last senetence:

"By May 24, reports indicated in Bakhmut claim by Russian and Wagner forces having seized the city.[7][53]"

This is not, syntactically speaking, English. (My guess — from the missing definite/indefinite article before "claim" — is that the original author may have been Russian or Ukrainian.) It's not clear exactly what the writer was trying to say, but might I suggest one of the following:

1) "By May 24, reports from Bakhmut appeared to confirm the claim by Russian and Wagner forces that they were now in full control of the city.[7][53]"

2) "By May 24, reports from Bakhmut appeared to confirm the claim of Russian and Wagner forces to have seized the city.[7][53]"

3) "By May 24, reports from Bakhmut appeared to confirm a claim, from Russian and Wagner forces, of having seized the city.[7][53]"

— or something similar?

It's a small thing — but it can be quite frustrating to read Wikipedia and to find sentences unclear or ambiguous. Eric Colvin (talk) 14:12, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ I rewrote the sentece entirely, thanks for pointing this out. Happy editing! Actualcpscm (talk) 14:30, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Infobox pictures
Are we sure that it is appropriate to place pictures of the city burning down and buildings falling down in the infobox? I don't have any objections to the being placed in the article proper, but I don't think that they contribute to the reader's initial perception of the city's landmarks. Personally, I have never seen such images of the sort placed in the infobox. Thanks, P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 19:50, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Another thing: neither of those photos seem to provide a representative picture of the city. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 23:07, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Remove comma in population section
In the population section it says 202,3 instead of 2023 The ultimate editorxyzyazz (talk) 23:05, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
 * yeah I tried to remove that but apparently it's automatically added by the template as it thinks it's a population figure :/ LICA98 (talk) 15:28, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't see that anywhere in the article. Was it already fixed? HappyWith (talk) 15:31, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Whoops, never mind, I see it. It says "2,023" for me. HappyWith (talk) 15:34, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

I believe that is suppose to be the year. MistakeReporter (talk) 14:03, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Russian name
Why do we need a Russian name for the Ukrainian city, which Russians destroyed? 212.191.80.243 (talk) 18:37, 4 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Because 62% of the population speaks the Russian language as their mother tongue. HappyWith (talk) 19:27, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * First, study the history of the city. The original name of the city was Bakhmut. And it is this name that is Russian, in the time of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great there was no country called Ukraine, but the territory was part of the Russian Empire. And it was only during the time of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923 that the city was renamed Artemovsk by Ukrainians, and this "Artyom" was actually called Fedor. And in modern Ukraine, from 1991 to 2016, the city was called Artemovsk. And in 2016, by mistake, Ukrainians returned the city to its original Russian name Bakhmut. But since Russians are poorly versed in history, Ukrainians should return the Ukrainian name Artemovsk, before the Russians come to their senses, and mistakenly think that the Russian name of the city is Artemovsk. 37.113.180.62 (talk) 15:04, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

BAKHMUT is the Russian name of the city, from the times of the Russian Empire,Artemovsk from the Soviet era — Preceding unsigned comment added by MATRIX0077 (talk • contribs) 06:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Bakhmut was a city
Bakhmut's mayor quite reasonably claimed in May, 2023 that Bakhmut likely had <500 current residents. Moreover, it appears completely destroyed, unable to sustain basic economic activity or meaningfully contribute to the administration or culture of the region. In January, officials were quoted saying 60% of the city was "destroyed", a figure that has only increased.

If we look at the Wikipedia article "City", I do not believe that Bakhmut currently meets any of the criteria. "Degree of urbanization" (a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants in contiguous dense grid cells (>1,500 inhabitants per square kilometer)), "Cities serve as administrative, commercial, religious, and cultural hubs for their larger surrounding areas", etc.

I therefore believe it would be reasonable to change the verbiage from "Bakhmut is a city" to "Bakhmut was a city". 2600:8800:4892:D200:9455:7827:B19B:905A (talk) 19:27, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Update needed
The last paragraph of subsection "Russian invasion" (By early March 2023 -- along the T0504 highway) is stuck in late spring 2023. Since then the town fell fully in Russian hands and later was and still is contersted by the Ukrainian counter-offensive. With the situation as fluid and uncertain as it is, it might even be a good idea to completely remove that last paragraph and replace it with some generic text until reality settles.

While at it, someone with edit rights could also split "Bolshevikleader" in subsection "Industrialization" into two words. 91.140.30.94 (talk) 09:39, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 December 2023
I request that in the country section Russia be added as(De facto) while Ukraine is put as (De jure) LegendaryChristopher (talk) 01:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template.  Delta  space 42  (talk • contribs) 19:03, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Population?
The infobox says about 500 but is that in the article anywhere? I only saw 4000 and that's outdated.

Also, I think the entire demographics section should be in past tense, since it is unlikely any new information is available on those who are left.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  16:42, 24 February 2024 (UTC)


 * There should be better reference proving there is 500 population or whatever. PoisonHK Sapiens dominabitur astris 20:53, 24 February 2024 (UTC)


 * How about this?— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  17:49, 5 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Oops. Never mind. That's in the article text, but with a different source.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  18:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 July 2024
Change postwar population to 0, all civilians have been killed or evacuated. IanisMD (talk) 08:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.   [[User:CanonNi ]]  (talk • contribs) 08:43, 6 July 2024 (UTC)