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Post by Admin on May 26, 2023 15:08:15 GMT
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has announced that its forces have started withdrawing from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to transfer control of the city to the Russian army by 1 June, but Ukraine says it still controls pockets of the city.
BBC Verify explore images of the city before the Ukraine war and now.
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Post by Admin on May 27, 2023 0:54:59 GMT
Tens of thousands of mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
The so-called Wagner Group has been heavily involved in the country’s efforts to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
At the head of the group is Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former hotdog salesman-turned-mercenary leader who now has a private army of Russian convicts at his service.
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Post by Admin on May 27, 2023 16:47:47 GMT
Ukraine is ready to launch its counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told the BBC.
Oleksiy Danilov would not name a date but said an assault to retake territory from President Vladimir Putin's occupying forces could begin "tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week".
Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months, but has wanted as much time as possible to train troops and to receive military equipment from Western allies.
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