Ukrainian brutally kill dozens Russian Storm Z group in trenches on close combat, Russia may be losing its grip on Bakhmut, with the Ukrainian counteroffensive possibly poised to regain control of the war-ravaged city, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announced in May that his mercenary fighters had taken control of the Donetsk city after months of bloody battles that had become a focal point of the war. Wagner forces later withdrew from the city and handed it over to the regular Russian military as Ukraine continued fighting to regain control.