Ukraine updates: Kyiv, Wagner claim Russian retreats near Bakhmut

Kyiv says its forces are advancing in the eastern city as Wagner Group of mercenaries accuses Russian troops of abandoning vital ground.

Ukrainian servicemen
Ukrainian servicemen near the front line city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine [Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed and Usaid Siddiqui
Published On 18 May 2023

This blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, May 18.