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Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Wagner PMC, announced that Wagner mercenaries will withdraw from Bakhmut after May 10 to regroup in rear camps.
Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
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Wagner Group (military_unit) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Ukrainian military (organization) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) Donetsk Oblast State Administration (organization) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) National Police of Ukraine (organization) Civilians (person) Elderly woman (person) Son (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Russian Defense Ministry (organization) Hanna Maliar (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Wagner (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit)
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Wagner PMC will withdraw from Bakhmut after May 10 due to lack of ammunition and heavy losses
Five civilians were trapped in a shelter in Bakhmut and five attempted evacuation by the National Police.
Russian forces made marginal gains within Bakhmut.
Russian forces are relocating Wagner fighters to Bakhmut with the objective of securing the city by May 9.
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