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Battle for Bakhmut highlights divide between Wagner mercenary chief and the Kremlin

The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not…

France 24

US and Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone incident

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a US drone over the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets, which brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago.

Irish Independent

Russia’s spring offensive in Ukraine has ‘stalled’, say western officials

Even if Putin’s forces manage to take control of Bakhmut, western officials say it will be a ‘hollow victory’ for Russia’s military under the command of General Valery Gerasimov

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Battle for Bakhmut: Everyone is gone, save those ‘too poor, too old, too stubborn, or too bewildered to evacuate’

Several Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian shells while trying to flee Bakhmut on foot, as one official accused Moscow’s scorched-earth tactics of turning the war-torn eastern city into a new Mariupol.

Irish Independent

Wagner chief: Mercenaries slaughtered because of ‘shell hunger’

Yevgeny Prigozhin has repeatedly accused Russia’s military brass of deliberately starving his fighters of munitions.

Al Jazeera

Russian mercenary boss escalates row with top army brass with image of dead bodies

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin took a bitter public feud with the top army brass to a new level on Wednesday, publishing a grisly image of dozens of his fighters he said had been killed after being deprived of ammunition.

Reuters

'Give us ammo': Wagner chief challenges Russian army

Moscow (AFP) - The head of the Wagner mercenary outfit on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine in a major challenge to the Kremlin.

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Wagner owner blasts 'treason' of Russian military chiefs

The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he charged amounts to an attempt to “destroy” the force

The Independent UK

Wagner Group owner condemns ‘treason’ of Russian military chiefs

The owner of the Wagner Group has accused Russia’s defence minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition in an attempt to “destroy” the private military company.

Irish Independent

Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin

His army has made three humiliating retreats in Ukraine in the past year and nearly 200,000 of his men have been killed or wounded according to U.S. officials, but Russia's defence minister is still in a job thanks to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Wagner mercenary group will ‘decrease’ as prisoner recruitment ends, says boss

Kremlin is said to be pushing back against private army and curbing influence of Yevgeny Prighozin

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin fears growing power of ‘unpredictable’ Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Kremlin has reportedly ordered Russian propagandists not to promote Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group mercenaries.

Irish Independent

Boris Johnson claims Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with missile attack in BBC documentary

Boris Johnson said that Putin threatened to kill him with a rocket over the phone last year after the ex-UK PM paid a visit to Kyiv to show his support for Ukraine.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

BORIS Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him “I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute”, in a call…

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Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with a missile ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The former prime minister said the “extraordinary” conversation took place amid growing fears of the Russian invasion

Evening Standard

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’

Wales Online

Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with a missile ahead of Ukraine invasion

‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’

The Independent UK

Putin threatened to kill me with missile attack, says Boris Johnson

‘It would only take a minute’, Russian president told British PM ahead of Ukraine invasion

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The Independent UK

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Johnson

Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson reveals Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him in missile attack

The ex-PM said the 'extraordinary' telephone conversation took place last February after he visited Kyiv in a last-ditch attempt to show support for Ukraine amid growing fears of a Russian assault.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says Putin claimed he could send missile to hit UK ‘in a minute’

Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s army ‘terrified’ by new Ukraine offensive over ‘mass slaughter’ fears

Vladimir Putin's demand for his top war commander General Valery Gerasimov to unleash 'an assault in several directions at once' has sparked deep divisions among members of his military high command

The Independent UK

Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war

Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on a private Russian military group led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s ‘top Ukrainian military commander fired amid Russian hierarchy divisions’

The decision comes as General Valery Gerasimov ‘attempts to impose his personal authority’ after being put in charge of Russian forces

Al Jazeera

Gerasimov: Russia’s army plans may consider NATO expansion

Military reforms could be adjusted to respond to security threats, says new commander Gerasimov.

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