Russia's Wagner mercenaries control over 80% of Bakhmut, leader says
He used a red marker pen to highlight the relatively small, mainly residential area of the city that remained to be captured by Russian forces. "There the war continues," he said.
By REUTERS
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in a video posted on Tuesday that his forces now control more than 80% of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Wagner fighters have led Russia's months-long efforts to capture Bakhmut, in one of the bloodiest battles in its 13-month-old invasion of Ukraine. The grinding trench warfare and constant artillery barrages have drawn comparisons with World War One due to massive casualties inflicted on both sides.
In a video published by a Russian military blogger on the Telegram messaging app, Prigozhin is seen showing on a map of the area how his forces are continuing their encirclement of the now devastated city, which before Russia's invasion had been home to around 70,000 people.
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He used a red marker pen to highlight the relatively small, mainly residential area of the city that remained to be captured by Russian forces. "There the war continues," he said.
By REUTERS
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in a video posted on Tuesday that his forces now control more than 80% of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Wagner fighters have led Russia's months-long efforts to capture Bakhmut, in one of the bloodiest battles in its 13-month-old invasion of Ukraine. The grinding trench warfare and constant artillery barrages have drawn comparisons with World War One due to massive casualties inflicted on both sides.
In a video published by a Russian military blogger on the Telegram messaging app, Prigozhin is seen showing on a map of the area how his forces are continuing their encirclement of the now devastated city, which before Russia's invasion had been home to around 70,000 people.
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