Evgeny Prigozhin. Photo: Frame from video.
Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin cited data on the losses of Ukrainian forces in battles with Wagner PMCs as part of a special military operation.
According to Prigozhin, who cites on the Telegram channel of his press service, Wagner units entered into hostilities on March 19, 2022.
According to the data available to him, from the first day of hostilities to the present day, the irretrievable losses of the Ukrainian military in battles with PMC «Wagner» amounted to 38 thousand people.
«Of which 32 thousand people are in Bakhmut (Artemovsk, — Ed.), Soledar and the surrounding area during the blocking of Bakhmut,» Prigozhin added.