Wagner Reports 20,000 Troop Fatalities in Bakhmut Battle.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Wagner Reports 20,000 Troop Fatalities in Bakhmut Battle.
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Russian private military company Wagner claims that 20,000 of its troops have died while taking control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been under Ukrainian government control since 2014. The claim has not been independently verified, but it highlights the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the region.

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