Zelensky: Since Wagner participated in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, 21,000 members have been wiped out by the Ukrainian army.
[Global Network Report] According to the report of Ukrainian Pravda and TSN News Network on July 1, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview with Spanish newspaper Le Monde that since the Russian private military group Wagner participated in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Ukrainian army has eliminated 21,000 Wagner members and injured another 8,000 Wagner members.
In addition, CNN)7 also reported the above news on July 1. However, CNN said that it was "impossible to independently verify" Zelensky’s statement.
According to foreign media reports such as Russian Business Consulting Daily, in January this year, Russia controlled the city of Soledar in Donetsk. Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner, called this the credit of Wagner and said that no other troops participated. The Russian Defense Ministry did not mention "Wagner" in the relevant news announced at the beginning, and later admitted that "Wagner" was also involved. Then in the battle to win Bakhmut in May, Prigozhin claimed that Wagner paid the price of 20,000 mercenaries.