Ukrainian border guards stopped the advance of Russian infantry in one of the directions near Bakhmut, informs the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on Telegram.

" With well-aimed shots, the fighters eliminated the commander and machine gunner. The occupiers, having lost control of the unit, were afraid to attack and fled,"

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The speaker of the OK " He noted that active hostilities are underway in this sector of the front..

The United States believes Yevgeny Prigozhin, an associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who owns the Wagner Group, a private Russian military company, is interested in taking control of the salt and gypsum deposits in the Bakhmut area..