Intense Fighting Continues in Bakhmut as Russia Claims New Territory
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Russia claims that Wagner mercenary units, supported by airborne troops, have captured two more city blocks in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the target of a major offensive by Moscow since last summer. The Russian army paratroop units are supporting Wagner by holding back Ukrainian forces on the flanks. The claim has not been independently verified, and Ukraine did not directly address it.
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