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Now playing Next Ukraine 'Unprecedented bloody battles' in Bakhmut: reports Russia's Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that units from the Wagner mercenary group had captured two neighbourhoods in the embattled eastern city. 17/04/2023
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Now playing Next world news Russian forces bear down on Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut The battle for Bakhmut is heating up again, analysts and Russian officials said Friday, as Ukrainian defenders of the devastated city resisted a coordinated three-pronged attack by the Kremlin’s forces and efforts to stop supplies from reaching them. 14/04/2023
Now playing Next world news What is Russia's the Wagner Group's role in the fight for Bakhmut? A Russian defense official has claimed that fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group have seized three districts of Bakhmut, the embattled city that for months has been the focus of Moscow’s grinding campaign in the east. 13/04/2023
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers help evacuate remaining civilians from Bakhmut As the battle for the control of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine rages on, soldiers have been helping to evacuate the few residents who still remain there. 04/04/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine counters Russia's claim it has captured embattled city of Bakh Ukraine has refuted Russia's alleged victory over the war-torn city of Bakhmut with a video displaying what appears to be defending troops continuing their fight. 03/04/2023
Now playing Next Russia What is the Wagner Group and what's its relationship with the Kremlin? Euronews speaks to analyst Samuel Ramani to hear about the people and history behind the Kremlin's shadow army, the Wagner group. 31/03/2023
Now playing Next Russia Wagner boss defies Kremlin Ukraine 'Nazi' narrative Head of the Russian mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin has contradicted Kremlin claims that Nazis lead Ukraine. 24/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russian mercenary group Wagner may lose thousands of fighters In the coming weeks the Russian mercenary group Wagner could lose most of the prisoners it recruited into its ranks as their military contracts expire. 22/03/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Ukraine man tries to save neighbour's belongings after attack Russian forces are targeting the town of Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow looks to close pincers on Bakhmut. 22/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Three killed in Kherson missile strike as battle for Bakhmut rages on Ukrainian troops continue to resist in Bakhmut. Meanwhile the Russian Wagner group says its fighters are near the centre 12/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: At least six people killed in wave of Russian attacks Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday killing at least six people and targeting energy infrastructure facilities in the first attack on such a scale in three weeks. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Mother of Russia's Wagner Group chief removed from EU sanctions list EU court removes mother of Wagner Group chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin from bloc's sanctions list 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Could Ukrainian forces withdraw from Bakhmut? The Institute for the Study of War said it's still too early to assess Ukrainian intentions concerning a complete withdrawal from Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces continue to inflict high casualties against the advancing mixed Russian forces in the area. Watch our Correspondent Sasha Vakulina's full report 06/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia continues to close in on Bakhmut, capturing nearby town The head of Russia's paramilitary Wagner group said on Sunday that his troops had taken the Ukrainian town of Krasna Hora, a few kilometres north of Bakhmut, a key city that Moscow has been trying to conquer for several months. 12/02/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Moscow's 'big revenge' has begun and other top stories Here are the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 27/01/2023
Now playing Next Norway Former Wagner commander faces deportation from Norway He fled Russia and has said he fears for his life after witnessing the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners brought to the front lines in Ukraine to fight for Wagner. 23/01/2023