AdvertisementUkraine fought tooth and nail for months to defend the eastern city of Bakhmut from a never-ending onslaught of Russian soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries.
The risky decision to stay there came with significant costs, and Moscow eventually captured the city in May.
AdvertisementThe Bakhmut fight also greatly contributed to the ultimate downfall of the notorious Wagner Group, Barros and Cancian said.
Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.
AdvertisementAn aerial view of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 26, 2023.
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