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Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, but it remained unclear…

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  1. Wagner Boss Shares Why Russia Is Yet To Gain Control Of Bakhmut

    Headline from Latin Times ·

  2. Newest

    Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight

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  1. Newsweek

    How Ukraine plans to take advantage of Wagner feud In Bakhmut (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Ukraine's military will "find the appropriate forces to help the guys in Bakhmut," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.

  2. Latin Times

    Wagner Boss Shares Why Russia Is Yet To Gain Control Of Bakhmut (opens Latin Times)

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    Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said that they are not getting the ammunition they need from Russia in the Bakhmut battle, suggesting betrayal.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, but it remained unclear…

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: Wagner claims control of eastern Bakhmut – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Wagner mercenary group claimed control of "everything east of the Bakhmutka River." Meanwhile, the Kremlin rejected US media reports on the Nord Stream pipeline attacks. DW has rounded up the latest.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Russia's Wagner Group chief claims more gains in Bakhmut (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor has claimed that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut. But it remained unclear how long the

  6. WHEC Rochester

    Russian Wagner Group chief claims extended gains in Bakhmut (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company says that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting has continued in the war’s longest battle.

  7. France 24

    Russia's Wagner group claims eastern Bakhmut captured (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russia's Wagner mercenary group claimed Wednesday to have captured the eastern bank of Bakhmut, the industrial town in east Ukraine where fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has raged for months.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Head of Russian military company claims extended gains in Ukraine's Bakhmut (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company says his forces have extended gains in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in the war's longest battle.

  9. Breitbart News

    Russia's Wagner Group Claims Major Gains in Ukrainian Stronghold (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company claimed that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.

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