After Prigozhin reports Wagner Group’s capture of Krasna Hora, Defense Ministry attributes victory to unspecified ‘volunteers’

At a briefing on Monday, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that “volunteers from assault detachments” backed by “fire support from missile troops and artillery from the Southern Grouping of Forces” have captured Krasna Hora, a village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Krasna Hora is located about seven kilometers (four miles) north of Bakhmut, which has been the site of heavy combat for several months. Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has played a prominent role in the fight for control of the city.

Earlier, on Sunday, Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin announced that Krasna Hora had been captured, stressing that it was Wagner forces that were responsible for the victory.

Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the Russian claims regarding Krasna Hora.