N.p. Experienced, located south of Bakhmut, is under the control of Ukrainian troops.

After the appearance of information that units of PMC "Wagner" occupied the village of Opytnoe, located south of Bakhmut, the founder of the private military company "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that such information was not true and Opytnoe is still controlled by units of the Ukrainian army.

According to Prigogine, the information about the occupation of the Experienced is not true. Heavy fighting is underway in this area, however, so far there is no talk of controlling the region.

"Heavy bloody battles are going on. The village of Experienced is still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine", - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of PMC Wagner, commented on the question of journalists.

The occupation of the settlement Opytnoe opens up opportunities for a direct attack on Bakhmut from the south. This can seriously shift the balance of power in favor of Russia, however, the situation in Bakhmut itself and its environs is extremely difficult, as evidenced, among other things, by the video footage published tonight.