Wagner has lost 20,000 fighters in battle for Bakhmut, chief says

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his group has lost 20,000 fighters (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Russian private army Wagner lost more than 20,000 fighters in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut, according to chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

He said about 20% of the 50,000 Russian prisoners recruited to fight in the 15-month war died in the eastern Ukrainian city.