The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence denied the capture of Bakhmut, stating that despite the critical situation, Ukrainian soldiers still control some facilities in the city.

Entities

Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (organization) Bakhmut (location) Ukrainian Defence Ministry (organization) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Wagner Group (organization) Serhii Cherevatyi (person) Hanna Maliar (person) 93rd Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Russian Defense Ministry (organization) Ukrainian authorities (organization) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) U.K. Defense Ministry (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Russia (organization) Yevhen Prygozhyn (person) Wagner PMC (organization) Valerii Zaluzhnyi (person) Yevhen Prigozhyn (person) Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office (organization)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine denied the capture of Bakhmut: despite the "critical situation" in the city, Ukrainian soldiers control some facilities.

Kyiv Independent →

Prigozhin claimed that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukraine denied the claim that Bakhmut had fallen.

Kyiv Post →

Russia claimed to have captured Bakhmut on May 20, 2023

Censor.NET →

On May 20, Yevhen Prygozhyn posted a video claiming Wagner mercenaries had completely seized Bakhmut.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:02.317Z

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