Wagner Group Bakhmut

• Zelenskyy denies Russia’s claim it has captured Bakhmut

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen.

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  May 21, 2023
  
• Russian troops have abandoned Wagner fighters around Bakhmut, mercenary group claims

  The chief of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is publicly urging Russia's top military brass to help protect Bakhmut's flanks after what he alleged was a withdrawal.

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  May 18, 2023
  
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• Battle for Bakhmut: Pressure mounts on Ukrainian troops as Russia closes in

  Bakhmut has for months been a prime target of Moscow's grinding eastern offensive in the war, with Russian troops, including Wagner Group forces, inching ever closer.

  World

  Mar 4, 2023