Wagner's mercenaries have not yet won the victory promised to Bakhmout.
The Kremlin probably hoped so around the first anniversary of the “special operation”.
But the pincers did not close.
“Wagner's offensive has not yet reached its climax”,
nuance a French military source, anticipating a continuation of the fighting.
“Like any unit, even if it has its specificities, Wagner must take operational breaks,”
we continue.
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On this front line of Donbass, the mercenaries of the private military company of Evgueni Prigogine remain
“the main enemy”,
noted Thursday the Ukrainian staff.
It is
"the best-trained unit in the Russian army",
he added.
"It suffers significant losses, but has not yet lost its attacking potential due to its human resources,"
he said.
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