Defense

Wagner Group chief backtracks on threat to pull troops from Bakhmut

By Mike Brest
Published May 8, 2023 2:38pm ET
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Wagner Group chief backtracks on threat to pull troops from Bakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers fire a Pion artillery system at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.

The leader of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group backtracked on his threat to withdraw his troops from the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

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