The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said on Sunday that his troops had taken the Ukrainian town of Krasna Hora, a few kilometers north of Bakhmout, which Moscow has been trying to conquer for several months.
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Today, Wagner's assault units took the town of Krasna Hora
," said Yevgeny Prigojine, quoted by his press service.
Militia founder Wagner also posted a short video, apparently showing mercenaries at the entrance sign to Krasna Hora, which had a population of 600 before the war.
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The Wagner group had already announced on January 11 that it had taken Soledar, a larger town located not far from Krasna Hora.
But the Russian Ministry of Defense had taken two days to announce the conquest of Soledar, revealing dissension between Wagner and the Russian regular army.
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After Soledar was taken, there was a fuss that others besides Wagner's fighters were in Soledar.
Obviously, the guys were not happy
, ”recalled Sunday Evguéni Prigojine.
He also assured that only Wagner's troops were fighting within "
a radius of more or less fifty kilometers
" around Bakhmout.
If the city is taken, it will be by its units, he insisted on Sunday.