<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed the complete capture of the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, scene of the longest and bloodiest battle in Moscow's offensive.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Today on May 20, around mid-day, Bakhmut was taken in its entirety," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video posted on Telegram, with fighters behind him holding the Russian flag surrounded by ruins. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>