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Zelensky responds to Wagner chief’s claims about Bakhmut

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied claims Bakhmut has fallen to Russia after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary Wagner group, said his forces had taken complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city following months of brutal fighting. CNN could not independently verify Prigozhin’s claim, which has been disputed by the Ukrainian side.