The head of Russia's Wagner private army said on Thursday that Ukrainian units had begun their counterattack, and were approaching Bakhmut from the flanks, while Russia's defence ministry said its paratroopers were supporting an advance on the west of the city.
Reuters could not independently verify either of the assertions, which came amid an escalating dispute between Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian defence ministry over the conduct of the invasion, now in its 15th month.
He said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was "being deceptive" when he said Ukraine's counteroffensive had beenas it waited for more aid from foreign countries. Prigozhin said the counteroffensive was actually going ahead at full speed around Bakhmut. On Wednesday, both Prigozhin and the Ukrainian military said that Kyiv's forces had routed a Russian army unit near Bakhmut, in a significant advance for Ukraine. Prigozhin has repeatedly accused senior Russian defence officials of starving his forces of ammunition, and blamed them for reverses around the town.
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