Pledge to hand over Bakhmut to Russia
Ukraine war: Wagner Group pledges to hand over Bakhmut to Russia The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has expressed his determination to hand over the control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to the Russian army by June 1 . Eugenie Preuzon claimed control of Bakhmut on Saturday, but Kiu says it still controls parts of the city. Ukraine says its troops are still advancing on the outskirts of Bakhmut. But Yevgeny Prigozhin said his troops would begin handing over the city to the Russian army from Thursday. "Wagner will leave Artemysk from May 25 to June 1," Pregozhon said in an audio recording on Telegram. Bakhmut was known as Artemysk in honor of the Soviet revolution and was later renamed by Ukraine. He said Wagner had set up "defensive lines" in the west of the city before the transfer. But Ukraine's deputy defense minister, Hanna Miliar,...
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