The mercenary group's head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, gained a 'significant victory' when Russia's Defense Ministry acknowledged his role in the fight for the town.
in the battle and that a"heterogeneous grouping of troops" had executed a"joint plan" in the Soledar direction.ally but Russian military forces critic, who has publicized the role that his troops have played in the battle for Soledar.
Some military commentators believed that Prigozhin had"overpowered the Russian MoD's deliberately vague rhetoric," which had forced the Kremlin to end its longstanding policy of not openly recognizing Wagner and its war efforts.
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