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A National Guard soldier from the Svoboda battalion told UNIAN that Wagnerites attacking Bakhmut have been almost completely eliminated and Russian paratroopers are now suffering heavy losses including armored vehicles.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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A National Guard soldier from the Svoboda battalion told UNIAN that Wagnerites attacking Bakhmut have been almost completely eliminated and Russian paratroopers are now suffering heavy losses including armored vehicles.

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Source story: day-343-2023-02-02