Wagner Group Promises More Arms for Bakhmut Battle Despite Threats to Withdraw.
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Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries has said it will continue its assault on Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after being promised more arms by Moscow. The group had previously said it would withdraw after being starved of ammunition and suffering losses. Meanwhile, Ukraine is preparing for a counteroffensive backed by thousands of Western-donated armoured vehicles and freshly trained troops. The battle for Bakhmut has been the most intense of the conflict, costing thousands of lives on both sides in months of grinding warfare. Russia has blamed Ukraine and the US for a car bomb that injured a writer and killed his assistant.
- Russia’s Wagner Group says more arms promised for Bakhmut battle Al Jazeera English
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Wagner Group ends threat to withdraw from Bakhmut Reuters
- Wagner Chief Appears to Backtrack on Threat to Pull Fighters From Bakhmut The New York Times
- Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner boss 'promised ammunition' after retreat threat BBC
- Wagner chief backtracks on threat to Putin's military leaders. Hear why CNN
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