The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Putin pulls Russia out of New Start nuclear treaty; Biden arrives in Warsaw after surprise visit to Kyiv

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite.

Russia rains missiles across Ukraine, striking its largest oil refinery, Kyiv says, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicts the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would fall by April.

Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin says ‘bureaucracy’ has held Russia back and predicts Bakhmut will fall by April.

What happened in the 51st week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

MOSCOW: The head of the mercenary group Wagner has admitted that Russia may need another two months to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, blaming the "monstrous bureaucracy" of the top brass for the slow gains.

Russia launched missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least one civilian, after Western allies pledged to ramp up military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces to support a planned counter-offensive. Follow FRANCE 24 to see how the day's events unfolded updates. All times are Paris…

Ukraine’s president says conceding land would mean Russia would ‘keep coming back’

After stunning Ukrainian counter-attacks forced Russian invaders into humiliating retreat on several fronts in the second half of 2022, Moscow has rebounded with small but steady advances in eastern Ukraine as the war's first anniversary nears on Feb. 24.