The White House assessed on May 1 that Russian forces have suffered 100,000 causalities—80,000 wounded and 20,000 killed—in fighting for Bakhmut since January 2023. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby announced that half of the 20,000 killed in action were Wagner Group fighters. Kirby also assessed that Russia’s offensive on Bakhmut has failed.
https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ukraine-invasion-updates-ctp#UkraineInvasionUpdates
https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ukraine-invasion-updates-ctp#UkraineInvasionUpdates
