Wagner Group forces captured Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast after months of intense fighting.

Wagner in Bakhmut contributed to Prigozhin snapping. Wagner forces were told they were fighting a 'key battle' that would lay open a path to Kyiv

Russian forces hit Valentyn Bondar's evacuation vehicle with an anti-tank guided missile, causing him to lose both legs

Days before the fall of Bakhmut, Oleh's unit was ordered to go to the embattled western part of the city. Fearing that it would be a suicide mission, the soldiers refused the order because they only received instructions on how to get inside the city but nothing concerning evacuation.