Russian Private Army and Troops Seize Bakhmut, Says Russia.

Russia's defense ministry claimed that the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after an eight-month battle. Ukrainian authorities denied the claim, stating that fighting for Bakhmut was ongoing. The city's fall would be a blow to Ukraine and give tactical advantages to Russia, but it wouldn't prove decisive to the outcome of the war. Both sides have endured losses believed to be in the thousands.