Russia says Wagner fighters seize two more parts of Bakhmut

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows buildings damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fighters of Russia's Wagner mercenary group have captured two more areas of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

"On the Donetsk direction, the fiercest fighting has been continuing in the city of Artyomovsk," the ministry said in a daily statement, referring to the settlement by its Soviet-era name.