Putin’s thugs claim control over east of ravaged Ukrainian city amid fears rest could fall in days

VLADIMIR Putin’s thugs have claimed control over the east of a ravaged Ukrainian city amid fears the rest could fall in days. It comes as the leader of the Wagner mercenary group announced his fighters captured the eastern part of Bakhmut on Wednesday. APBakhmut has seen intense fighting[/caption] ReutersUkrainian servicemen fire a 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops outside the frontline town of Bakhmut[/caption] The Ukrainian military are now hanging on to positions and inflicting as many casualties as possible on the Russians to grind down their fighting capability. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said: “The enemy, despite significant losses, continues to storm the town of Bakhmut.” Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as Putin’s Chef and the head of Wagner, claimed his mercenaries had captured the city’s east. He said via Telegram: “Everything east of the Bakhmutka River is completely under the control of Wagner.” THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.