The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday vowed to give the Ukrainian forces defending the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar “everything necessary” to keep Russian troops at bay. The fall of the key salt-mining town of Soledar could offer Russian forces an inroad for conquering other areas of Donetsk province that remain…

Schools and agricultural warehouses reduced to ashes in Soledar, satellite images show

Ukraine said on Friday its forces were still holding out in the eastern salt mining town of Soledar after a "hot" night of fighting in what has become one of the bloodiest battlefields of the entire war.

Sergei Surovikin dubbed ‘General Armageddon’ for his brutal tactics in previous wars, led Russia’s relentless assaults on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Ukraine has been crying out for more heavy armour, longer range weapons and air defence systems to end the war.

Kyiv officials say intensity of fighting comparable to Second World War, with Russian mercenary group claiming ‘complete liberation’ of town

Valery Gerasimov to replace Sergei Surovikin, who was appointed in October, as Zelenskiy mocks claims of Russian victory in Soledar

Hayk Gasparyan, 31, was freed from his maximum security jail under a scheme allowing hardened prisoners to serve in pro-Kremlin forces illegally invading Ukraine

The Wagner Group said it had control of the salt-mining town late on Tuesday night

Russia replaces war leader for second time since October

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 322nd day, we take a look at the main developments.