Russia claimed on Saturday, May 20, to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which if true would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war. The assault on the largely leveled 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 the last built-up area inside the city. Kyiv denied Prigozhin's claim. Taking Bakhmut -- which Russia refers to by its Soviet-era name of Artyomovsk -- would represent Moscow's first big victory in the conflict in more than 10 months. "As a result of offensive actions by Wagner a...
Keep on reading: Russia says its troops have fully captured Ukrainian city of Bakhmut
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