Ukraine updates: Wagner ‘to leave’ Bakhmut on May 10
By DW
13 May 2023 |
11:08 am
Wagner chief Prigozhin said the group's forces will transfer their positions in the city to Russia's regular forces. Meanwhile, Lavrov described the alleged Kremlin drone incident as a "hostile act." DW has the latest.
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