Wagner Group claims full control of Bakhmut after months of fighting with Ukraine
The leader of the Wagner Group announced that he had taken full control of the city of Bakhmut after months of fighting with Ukraine.
According to Reuters, on May 20, Wagner Group leader Evgeny Prigozhin said that this force had gained complete control of the city of Bakhmut - a hot spot of fighting in Donetsk in the past few months.
"On the afternoon of May 20, Wagner captured the last position in the area southwest of Bakhmut. We have complete control over the city," Mr. Prigozhin said.
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Wagner Group claims complete control of Bakhmut. Photo: Telegram |
According to Mr. Prigozhin, Wagner members will withdraw from Bakhmut from May 25 to rest and reorganize their ranks, handing over control to the regular Russian army.
Mr. Prigozhin's statement appeared in a video shared on social media. The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet made an official comment on this information.
On the Ukrainian side, the spokesman for the Eastern Command, Serhiy Cherevatyi, denied the statement of the leader Wagner. "Our units are still present in Bakhmut," Mr. Cherevatyi said.