More than 20,000 Wagner mercenaries were eliminated during the fighting in Bakhmut.
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More than 20,000 Wagner mercenaries were eliminated in Bakhmut
In May, after 10 months of carnage, Russia claimed to have captured the town but Ukrainian forces almost immediately began retaking territory around its flanks, including nearby villages, AFP reports.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, announced on May 20, 2023 that Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast was fully captured by occupation forces.
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