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Geolocated footage published on May 21 shows that Wagner forces advanced towards the T0504 entrance to southwestern Bakhmut.

Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda

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Wagner Group (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Pervomaiske (location) Russia (organization) Gazprom (organization) Ukraine (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Yevgeny Prigozhin (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Pervy Kanal (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Wagner forces advanced towards T0504 entrance to southwestern Bakhmut

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Russia claimed to have taken control of Bakhmut after months of fighting that largely destroyed the city

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

On May 21, 2023, Zelensky said that Bakhmut was completely destroyed. The battle for the city lasted almost 10 months.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On May 21, when Prigozhin announced Bakhmut capture, Pervy Kanal celebrated it as events of historical scale

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.945Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-22-2023