May 20, 2023, 5:00 PM

Wagner chief says Bakhmut under his forces' full control

Wagner chief says Bakhmut under his forces' full control

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that Russian forces had fully gained control of Bakhmut or as it called Artemovsk in the Russian Language.

"On May 20, 2023, today, at noon, Artemovsk was entirety taken," Prigozhin announced in a video posted on Telegram, according to Sputnik.

Artemovsk is located north of the large city of Gorlovka. The city is an important transport hub with many crossroads for Donbass and served as a vital center for supplying Ukrainian troops stationed in the region at the beginning of the military operation launched by Russia in Ukraine over a year ago.

Meanwhile, the Spokesman of the Eastern Command of the Ukrainian Army has dismissed the report, saying that the Ukrainian forces still control the southwest of the city.

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News ID 200942

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