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Wagner Chief Announces Withdrawal From Ukraine’s Bakhmut

The mercenary group's leader said it will hand over control to the conventional Russian military.

conflicting claims

Ukraine Denies Fall of Bakhmut, Says Advancing in Suburbs

Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar said Ukrainian troops "have semi-encircled the city."

eastern advance

Ukraine Leader Targets 'Jets Coalition' on U.K. Visit

The visit came as a Russian missile strike killed four people and hit a hospital in eastern Ukraine, but also as Zelensky's army readies a long-awaited...

treasonous betrayal

Wagner Chief Denies Offering Russian Troop Positions to Ukraine

Prigozhin slammed the report as “laughable” and a result of a possible smear campaign.

Russia Says Two Military Commanders Killed in East Ukraine

The commanders were killed while repelling Ukrainian attacks around Bakhmut, according to the Defense Ministry.

Moscow Says Russian Forces Advancing Inside Bakhmut

Russia said Saturday that its forces were still pushing inside the frontline town of Bakhmut.

Ukraine Claims Bakhmut Gains After Uptick in Fighting

Russia's Defense Ministry said "individual declarations about a "breakthrough' on the front line do not correspond to reality."

Ukraine Says Russian Forces Pulling Back After Bakhmut Attacks

Russian troops have fallen back in some regions of the front in the Donetsk region by up to two kilometers, a Ukrainian military official said.

battlefield reversal

Wagner Group to Get More Ammo After Bakhmut Pull-Out Threat

Yevgeny Prigozhin said Wagner had been assured "that everything necessary will be provided" to fighters around Bakhmut.

Russia Claims Gains North and South of Ukraine's Bakhmut

Russia on Saturday claimed advances on the northern and southern outskirts of Ukraine's embattled city of Bakhmut.

Battle for Bakhmut

Wagner Group Founder Says 'Too Early' to Claim Bakhmut Is Surrounded

Kyiv said it could still supply Ukrainian forces in the city with provisions, ammunition, and medicines.

fierce fighting

Ukraine Says 'Managing to Stabilize' Battle for Bakhmut

Senior Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrsky said a counter-attack could be launched soon against "exhausted" Russian forces.

In Photos: Russian Forces Inch Forward in Bakhmut at Terrible Human Cost

Already a byword for the futility of war, Bakhmut has so far defied all predictions that the battle for its control will soon be over.

the eastern front

Ukraine Readies Counteroffensive as Russia Inches Forward in Bakhmut

British intelligence said the frontline had shifted in Bakhmut, but any further Russian advance in the town would be "highly challenging."

Wagner Says Russian Fighters Near Central Bakhmut 'Killing Zone'

Ukrainian officials say that the fall of Bakhmut could lead to further Russian advances in the east.

Russia's Wagner Group Claims to Hold 'Eastern Part' of Bakhmut

Pressure has been mounting on Ukrainian troops trying to hold the city against Russian soldiers.

Bakhmut's Capture Key to 'Further Offensive' in Ukraine – Russia

"This city is an important defensive hub for Ukrainian troops in Donbas," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Wagner Head Accuses Russia’s Defense Ministry of Treason

Yevgeny Prigozhin has accused the Russian military of intentionally depriving his fighters of munitions in Ukraine.

Wagner Boss Claims Advance on Bakhmut Continues as Village Captured

The leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner claimed on Sunday that forces under his control had taken a village a few kilometers from the key...

Ukraine Says Latest Russian Assault on Bakhmut Beaten Back

Ukraine fought off a fresh Russian assault on the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, its leaders said Saturday, as it endured a wave of shelling in the...

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