Russian paramilitaries claim to capture a Ukrainian stronghold in the Donbas region.

The head of Russia’s Wagner private military company has claimed that its fighters, who have used ruthless tactics to try to advance in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, have captured the village of Klishchiivka, a Ukrainian stronghold southwest of the key city of Bakhmut.

There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials about the status of Klishchiivka. Read more

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