The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group says he has raised a Russian flag over Bakhmut's city hall in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has urged people to "calmly respond to the fakes of those who invent a 'victory' that does not exist in reality".
Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the Wagner claim was "a funny fake".
President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has urged people to "calmly respond to the fakes of those who invent a 'victory' that does not exist in reality".
Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the Wagner claim was "a funny fake".
Bakhmut: Wagner raises Russian flag but Ukraine fights on
The stunt was dismissed by Ukraine, which said its army still holds the embattled eastern city.
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