Russian Military Begins to Replace Wagner Forces in Bakhmut

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks as he stands next to two coffins covered by US and Turkish flags in Bakhmut, May 25, 2023. Wagner forces have begun withdrawing from Bakhmut and will hand over positions to the Russian army, says the mercenary group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, having claimed to have captured Ukraine's eastern city. Photo by Press service of Prigozhin/ UPI