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title: "More than 80% of Bakhmut/Artemovsk Under Russian Control"
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[**YahooUK**](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russias-wagner-mercenaries-control-over-191330477.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF5TISKkOmHTaZ6SgTnKTz0SuZhM_VQ8eywWbdwUkrMe5tUxmKmx_390g3BSM7iSmKnWWE-R8EjQAx4S5c8D31sShf8_ZlN9a7qPd5EROH7a6Jw--Vot_eaMnT21PMEZFw_f_jBzlmIQ4kicrQq0J9Rw-xUI1Ljy1tjK_bptOuRD)

> **-The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group on Tuesday said his forces controlled more than 80% of the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after some of war’s heaviest and bloodiest fighting.**

> **Senior Ukrainian military officials did not address the claims directly, but said their forces were holding firm against fierce attacks in what once was a city of 70,000 and keeping Russian forces in check.**

**The Ukrainian statement does not address the claim at all. Saying their forces are continuing to fight does not challenge or prove wrong the statement of 80% plus of territory being Russian held.** **It’s an obfuscation. Plain and simple.**

**The only fact I can take away from the Ukrainian statement is forces are present in what ever remains an****d they** **continue to fight.**

 **However, I’ve also heard reports that many Ukrainian soldiers are surrendering. That I don’t doubt. The situation appears so dire that surrendering is likely the smartest move and best chance of surviving.**