Yevgeny Prigozhin posted video stating Wagner will continue fighting in Bakhmut and denied Bloomberg reports of being sidelined.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin posted video stating Wagner will continue fighting in Bakhmut and denied Bloomberg reports of being sidelined.
Russian sources claimed that Wagner Group forces cleared the AZOM plant in northern Bakhmut.
The Russian army aims to capture the entire Donetsk Oblast, roughly half of which it currently occupies.
Bakhmut's sector is dominated by Russia’s state-backed private mercenary Wagner Group.
'We will exhaust the Russians in Bakhmut and then focus elsewhere'
Russia had concentrated most of its trained military personnel in Bakhmut, along with the most combat-ready private military companies
The Supreme Commander’s Council decided to continue the defense of Bakhmut.
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Source story: day-397-2023-03-28