Russian forces in Bakhmut set up base in champagne factory's dungeon

This was reported by Novosti Donbasa.

It is noted that the Russian military set up the base in early 2023. Underground, they equipped a headquarters, a control center, barracks, a hospital, and a shooting range. Due to the large size of the catacombs, they move around the dungeon by car.

The plant also has a bunker with steel doors and walls. In one of the workshops, there are huge containers that used to store wine, but they are now empty.

Filled containers are located in the rooms where wine used to be bottled. There is also a room with final products. Each rack contains 500 bottles, which the PMC fighters use to practice their shooting skills.

One of the premises of the dungeon is flooded with water," the media reported. "The Wagner soldiers have scooped about 800 buckets of water out, but they have not been able to reduce the level of liquid.

• On March 29, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley said that about 6,000 Wagner PMC servicemen are fighting in Bakhmut.

• According to ISW analysts, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is trying to create information to justify the mercenaries' failure to completely surround Bakhmut.