Russia is using one of Ukraine's bloodiest battles to decimate the Wagner Group, after its boss started a feud with military leaders, experts say

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 13:34

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023. — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine, in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.
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Russia is using the battle for Bakhmut to kill off Wagner soldiers, according to a DC-based think tank.
The pro-Kremlin mercenary army has aided Russia's military, but its leader has become more critical.
The military is likely trying to "expend" Wagner troops and weaken the group's leader, the ISW said.

Russia is using the fight for the city of Bakhmut as a way to heavily weaken a mercenary force that once boosted its army but has become increasingly critical of its military leadership, according to the Washington DC-based Institute for the Study of War, or ISW.