The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

The Ukrainian air force said it destroyed 16 out of the 28 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight

Long a low-profile Russian businessman with a criminal record and a background in catering, the commander has become an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence ministers as the war in Ukraine has progressed

MOSCOW - Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in Russia.

On June 29, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing loyalty to the government.

Group’s chief refuses to sign contracts with Kremlin, says head of Duma defence committee; Russian president poses for selfies in Dagestan

Wagner forces have played a key role in the fight for Bakhmut, in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

One of the most notable features of Russia’s war in Ukraine has been Moscow’s increasing reliance on what are known as private military companies. Forces such as the Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin have borne the brunt of much of the fiercest fighting, especially during the bloody battle for…

Russian leader says move must be made ‘as quickly as possible’ after Wagner boss refuses to sign contracts

It's little mystery who blew up the Kakhovka dam

Kyiv has kept silent on start of counteroffensive despite speculation by analysts that campaign is getting under way.

As he claimed victory in the battle for Bakhmut, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner private military company (PMC), gave another of his firebrand interviews. He lambasted, in unequivocal terms, the Russian minister of defence and his chief of staff, Russia’s “deep state” – namely, the presidential administration and the…