Wagner Group loses about two-thirds of its personnel in battles for Bakhmut and Soledar – expert

18.01.2023 23:16

Ukrinform

The Russians continue to use their soldiers as cannon fodder. In the battles for Bakhmut and Soledar alone, the Wagner Group private military company lost about 40,000 soldiers, accounting for about two-thirds of its personnel.

"The two hottest spots remain: Bakhmut and Soledar. This is logical, let me remind you why: Putin tried to give the order to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk region by the end of 2022. It did not work. In fact, they are suffering very unprecedented losses there and attempted to switch to Soledar, where Prigozhin tried to play himself as an independent commander. He failed: Wagner Group suffered simply incredible losses there. At the moment, about 40,000 personnel are estimated to be killed and wounded, accounting for about two-thirds of this structure," military expert Petro Chernyk said on the air of the nationwide news telethon, Ukrinform reports.

At the same time, he added that the mobilization and recruitment of prison inmates continue in Russia. Therefore, one should not underestimate the colossal number of people that the enemy wants to use in the war with Ukraine.

As reported, Andrey Medvedev, the former commander of the PMC Wagner illegally crossed the border, requested political asylum in Norway, and is ready to testify against Yevgeny Prigozhin.