The Wagner PMC base in Popasna was hit, as reported by pro-Russian Telegram channels, in particular, military envoy Yuri Kotenok, as well as the REVERSE SIDE OF THE MEDAL channel , which publishes news about the Wagnerites and announcements about the recruitment of mercenaries. The kitten writes that the blow was probably delivered from the HIMARS MLRS.

On August 8, war correspondent Sergei Sreda published photos with Wagner PMC mercenaries in Popasna. When exactly they were made is unknown. The photo also included a man who looked like Yevgeny Prigozhin. The location in these photos is very similar to the place that was hit.

On July 20, it was reported that servicemen of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky of the Armed Forces of Ukraine liquidated the Wagner PIK group.

The capture of Popasna is considered the main achievement of the Wagner PMC. Meduza wrote about this in an investigation into mercenaries in the war in Ukraine. After they occupied this Ukrainian village, correspondent Sergei Zenin praised them on the air of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. “There is even a ‘military band’ on this front line, which is always where it is very hot, but about which there is never a word,” he said. Zenin did not mention that the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies accused three PMC mercenaries of war crimes and the murder of civilians.

After the capture, PMC mercenaries began to be awarded the medal "For the Capture of Popasna". According to a number of Telegram channels, Prigozhin was awarded the star of the Hero of Russia by secret decree. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov did not refute these reports.

Update . After the news was published, the post with photos of the base disappeared from Sergei Sreda's channel. However, the footage remained in the Vkontakte group of the press service of Prigozhin's Concord company.