Head of the Russian Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that Ukraine's long anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces has begun around Bakhmut.
echoed these claims and said forces from Russia's 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade fled Bakhmut, though it also noted that"Wagnerites" were among the solders that fled their positions.
Russia has been attempting to seize full control over Bakhmut since last summer and fighting there ratcheted up to an even greater degree following two successful Ukrainian counteroffensives in September and November last year that ousted Russian troops from the Kharkiv region and Kherson city. Western defense officials have questioned Russia’s efforts to take the city, noting its lack of significant strategic advantage for Moscow.
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