Wagner chief's vow to hand Bakhmut to Russian army raises concerns.
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The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has vowed to transfer control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to the Russian army by 1 June. Ukraine says its troops are still advancing on the outskirts of Bakhmut, but Prigozhin claimed to have captured the city on Saturday. Analysts say Bakhmut is of little strategic value to Moscow, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for Russia after the longest battle of the war in Ukraine so far.
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- What to know about Wagner Group’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine MSNBC
- Opinion | Wagner chief Prigozhin's outbursts expose rot among Russia's leaders The Washington Post
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