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Wagner Boss Trots Out Terrified Ukrainians to Deliver Grim Message

‘THE PINCERS ARE CLOSING’

Yevgeny Prigozhin said victory in the strategic Donetsk city of Bakhmut, which would be Russia’s first major victory in six months, is imminent.

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
A Ukrainian service member rides atop of an infantry fighting vehicle near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2023.
Yan Dobronosov/Reuters
Philippe Naughton

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