• 11/11/2024

Russia transfers airborne forces and motorised infantry to Bakhmut to replace Wagner Group fighters

Pravda Ukraine

Russian airborne forces and motorised infantry units are taking up positions in the eastern city of Bakhmut to replace Wagner Group fighters.
Source: Interfax Ukraine, citing Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air during the national 24/7 newscast
Quote from Cherevatyi: “Yes, [Russia] is currently rotating its units [in Bakhmut] – primarily in light of the significant losses the Wagner Group has suffered.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/29/7404403/