Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian Wagner force, claims that his men have completed the capture of Bakhmut. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister: We still have territory, but the situation is critical.
Once again, he attacked the Russian Defense Ministry, which he said prevents its units from shelling. "We are fighting against the Russian bureaucracy, this is treason", he said in a video posted on his Telegram channel. "Now draw the conclusions: our efficiency and our betrayal," he said.