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Jul 10 2023
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More progress made near Bakhmut: Ukraine official
As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia's top military brass escalated as Prigozhin's forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key
ABC News (Online)
May 05 2023
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Wagner Group Announces It Will Leave Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russian paramilitary outfit the Wagner Group, announced on Friday that his fighters will leave the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine on May 10 due to a shortage of ammunition.
In a message posted on the press service of Prigozhin's company Concord, Prigozhin addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of
Newsweek
May 21 2023
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Russia says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut captured
Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war.
The assault on the largely levelled city was led by troops from the Wagner Group of mercenaries, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier in the day that his troops had finally pushed the Ukrainians out of
Reuters
May 05 2023
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Wagner Group Leader Threatens to Leave Bakhmut
The head of private military company Wagner said Friday he will pull his fighters out of the battle of Bakhmut because Moscow is not supplying them with the ammunition they need. "I am withdrawing the units of PMC Wagner from Bakhmut because, in the absence of ammunition, they are doomed to senseless death," Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin announced in a video Friday on Telegraph as he stood in
Newsmax (News)
Jun 12 2023
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Ukraine Claims 7 Villages Retaken, Small Gains Near Bakhmut
Kyiv on Monday said it had wrested seven villages in eastern and southern Ukraine from Russian forces since the weekend. Ukraine also said it made small gains near the eastern city of Bakhmut after launching a long-awaited counteroffensive with Western weapons to claw back territory. "Seven settlements were liberated," Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said on Telegram. These were the
Barron's
May 20 2023
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Zelenskiy Says Bakhmut Fell, But With High Russian Casualties
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country had lost control of the eastern city of Bakhmut after months of fierce fighting, but described it as a Pyrrhic victory for Russia. When a reporter asked Zelenskiy during a meeting with President Joe Biden if Bakhmut was still in Ukrainian hands, Zelenskiy said, “I think no.” “But for today, Bakhmut is only in our hearts. There is nothing
Bloomberg
May 12 2023
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Ukraine claims gains in Bakhmut after Russia denials
Ukraine says it has recaptured ground in Bakhmut, a rare advance after months of grinding Russian gains in the eastern city.
Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said Ukrainian forces advanced two kilometres (1.2 miles) in a week.
The claims signal a momentum shift in Bakhmut - but more widely, there is no clear evidence of the much-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive.
BBC News
Apr 30 2023
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Prigozhin Threatens to Pull Wagner Group Out of Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, has said his fighters will leave the fiercely contested Ukrainian city of Bakhmut if they do not receive ammunition deliveries from Russia.
Speaking to a Russian military blogger aligned with the Kremlin on Saturday, he said Wagner fighters would continue to wage war in the embattled Donetsk city, but would soon need to
Newsweek
May 21 2023
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Ukraine, Russia dispute who controls destroyed city of Bakhmut
The fate of Ukraine’s embattled industrial center of Bakhmut hung in question Sunday, as each side in the brutal war made conflicting claims over who controlled what remains of the ruined city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces were not occupying Bakhmut, but Russia claimed it had, in fact, taken control after eight months of fighting. Bakhmut has been the site of the
New York Daily News
May 21 2023
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Why Ukraine has fought Russia for every inch of Bakhmut
The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of Ukraine’s strategy of exhausting the Russian military. The fog of war made it impossible to confirm the situation on the ground Sunday in the invasion’s longest battle: Russia’s defense ministry reported that the Wagner
Chicago Tribune