January 31, 2023, 7:25 PM
January 31, 2023, 7:25 PM
Russia assured on Tuesday that had captured the town of Blagodatne, located in the north of Bakhmut, where the Russian army intensified its offensive and has been advancing slowly for several weeks.
“The town of Blagodatne was liberated”, indicated the Russian Ministry of Defense in its daily statement, after an offensive by “volunteer assault units”, supported by the air force and artillery.
the russian army use the term “volunteer” to refer to paramilitary groups fighting in Ukraine, such as Wagner.
In addition, Wagner’s boss, Evgeny Prigozhin, had claimed the taking of the town on Saturdaybut kyiv denied it.
The Russian army and the Wagner group try to conquer Bakhmut, which it had 70,000 inhabitants before the conflict. In recent weeks, they have intensified their offensive to encircle the town. In January, they captured the nearby town of Soledar and neighboring villages.
