The Ukrainian defenders continue the advance in the direction of Bakhmut and killed 130 Russians in battle and captured 4. This was said by the representative of the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergey Cherevaty as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. "Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities in eastern Ukraine. During the fighting, our units, despite there being no advantage in terms of personnel, shells and equipment, continue to advance on the flanks," he says.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, accused regular units of the Russian army of retreating 570 meters north of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leaving the flanks of his own fighters exposed. The Guardian reports. "Unfortunately, units of the Russian Defense Ministry retreated up to 570 meters north of Bakhmut, exposing our flanks," Prigozhin said in a voice message. "I appeal to the heads of the Ministry of Defense publicly because my letters are not read," Prigozhin said.