War in Ukraine: increasingly isolated, Bakhmout is surrounded by the Russian army

The Wagner mercenary group played a leading role in the Bakhmout region, alongside the Kremlin men.

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Deputy Head of World Service

By Marine Buisson

Published on 02/5/2023 at 18:09
Reading time: 3 mins

Lwill the city of Bakhmout fall into the hands of the Russian invader? The next few days promise to be decisive for this city in Donetsk Oblast, which had 70,000 souls before the outbreak of the war. Today largely destroyed, it is the scene of violent clashes and heavy losses on both sides. In this hot spot on the Eastern Front that the Russian army has been trying to take since the beginning of last summer, Ukrainian troops are also facing the group of Wagner mercenaries who are fighting alongside the regular army.

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