Wagner claims the capture of Bakhmout, Russia does not confirm

On images that would have been filmed Monday, April 3, with an infrared camera, the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner claims the conquest of Bakhmout (Ukraine). “In the legal sense, we took Bakhmout. The commanders of the units who took the town hall and the whole center will go and hoist this flag“says Yevgeny Prigojine in this video.

The town hall conquered by the Russians?

The capture of the town hall would be sufficient in his eyes to claim the conquest of the city. The Ukrainian general staff, for its part, assured the opposite via Facebook. “The enemy did not stop their assault on Bakhmout. However, the Ukrainian defenders bravely hold the city repelling numerous enemy attacks“, he said. During his daily press briefing, the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense for his part did not mention any progress of his army in Bakhmout. The city, which had 70,000 inhabitants before the conflict, has become the scene of very violent fighting.