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Yevgeny Prigozhin posted video stating Wagner will continue fighting in Bakhmut and denied Bloomberg reports of being sidelined.

Bakhmut, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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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.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Russian army aims to capture the entire Donetsk Oblast, roughly half of which it currently occupies.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Bakhmut's sector is dominated by Russia’s state-backed private mercenary Wagner Group.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

'We will exhaust the Russians in Bakhmut and then focus elsewhere'

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia had concentrated most of its trained military personnel in Bakhmut, along with the most combat-ready private military companies

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Supreme Commander’s Council decided to continue the defense of Bakhmut.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.317Z

Source story: day-397-2023-03-28