If you win, you take Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/russias-wagner-boss-challenges-zelensky-duel-skies-bakhmut-video-1844201?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

“The Wagner private military company controls about 90% of Artyomovsk and its advance is inevitable,” he said.

Source: https://sana.sy/en/?p=306341

Ukraine and Russia have both said the battle for Bakhmut, which Moscow calls by its Soviet-era name Artyomovsk, has been important to destroy and distract each other's forces ahead of an expected major Ukrainian counter-offensive.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/US-DOLLAR-RUSSIAN-ROUBL-2370597/news/Explainer-How-important-is-the-claimed-capture-by-Russia-s-Wagner-Group-of-Ukraine-s-Bakhmut-43907915/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230520