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Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civilians

The Guardian - UK

Russia's Prigozhin claims capture of Bakhmut, Ukraine says fighting goes on

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday his Wagner fighters had completed the capture of Bakhmut, but Ukraine rejected the claim and said fighting was still going on.

Reuters

Russia left with ‘few uncommitted combat units’ in Ukraine amid battle for Bakhmut

Russia has been left with few uncommitted combat units in Ukraine as it seeks to reinforce its position in Bakhmut, British defence chiefs say.

Evening Standard

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Head of Wagner Group admits Bakhmut ‘unlikely to be taken’ by Russia in the coming days as Ukraine digs in

The head of the Wagner Group has admitted his private mercenary group won’t be able to take Bakhmut in the coming days despite months of fighting.

Evening Standard

It’s the safe haven surrounded by jihadist radicals, Russian mercenaries and madcap dictators. Can it cling on?

Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum tells Kim Sengupta his beacon of democratic stability wants to forge deeper partnerships with the UK and other Western powers

The Independent UK

Russia's Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was unlikely to fall to his mercenary forces in the next two days as fighting raged around Ukrainian soldiers holed up in a makeshift "fortress" in the south of the city.

Reuters

Bakhmut battle rages as Ukraine claims advances, Russian retreat

The Institute for the Study of War says Ukrainian forces have seized the ‘tactical initiative’ in Bakhmut.

Al Jazeera

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Explosions as air raid alerts sound throughout Ukraine

Ukraine's military has mobilised anti-aircraft units after air raid alerts sounded throughout the country amid reports of Russian drone attacks.

The New Daily

Ukraine repels Russian forces in Bakhmut after overnight strikes on Kyiv

Vladimir Putin’s forces hammer Ukraine capital for the ninth time this month

The Independent UK

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Russian retreats reported

Ukraine's military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported fresh Russian retreats on the outskirts of Bakhmut, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned major counteroffensive.

Reuters

Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut, Ukraine and Wagner say

The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive.

Reuters

Russian mercenary boss accuses regular army of leaving Bakhmut's flanks exposed

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 metres north of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leaving his own fighters' flanks exposed.

Reuters

Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut

Ukraine's military said it had made new advances on Wednesday in heavy fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and that Russia was continuing to send in new units including paratroopers.

Reuters

Ukraine tells China it won’t accept ceding land to Russia

Ukraine’s foreign minister told a top Chinese envoy at talks in Kyiv on Wednesday that Kyiv would not accept any proposals to end the war with Russia that involved it losing territory or freezing the conflict, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said. Follow our blog to see how the day's events…

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The Conversation

Putin under pressure: the military melodrama between the Wagner group and Russia’s armed forces

As Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine continues, another rant by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, has laid bare the power struggle at the top of Russia’s military leadership.

The Week

What is the Wagner Group? The mercenaries offering ‘muscle to dictators’

The head of the shadowy Wagner Group of mercenary fighters allegedly offered to reveal Russian military positions to Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing its troops from the city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more weapons in Europe

Ukraine on Monday hailed its first substantial battlefield advances in six months as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won pledges for new long-range drones in Britain to add to a haul of Western arms for a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss offered up Russian positions to Kyiv: Washington Post

US newspaper report, denied by mercenary group leader, says locations were offered in exchange for a Bakhmut withdrawal.

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Reuters

Kremlin, mercenary boss dismiss report Wagner offered to betray Russian troops

The head of Russia's Wagner private army dismissed a U.S. newspaper report on Monday that he had offered to betray Russian positions, and the Kremlin called it a "hoax".

The Independent UK

Wagner chief ‘offered to give up locations of Russian soldiers’ to Ukraine, leaked papers say

Extraordinary offer to trade control of Bakhmut for war secrets was rejected by Ukraine, reports say

ABC News

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly offered to reveal Russian troop locations to Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government, the Washington Post reports, citing leaked US intelligence documents.

France 24

UK promises attack drones, missiles for Ukraine as Zelensky visits Sunak

Britain announced Monday that it would deliver long-range attack drones and air-defence missiles to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky continued his European tour with talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Ukrainian President has met with leaders in Italy, Germany and France in recent days, securing a promise from…

Evening Standard

Top Ukraine commander hails ‘first successful offensive operation’ in Bakhmut

A top Ukrainian commander on Monday hailed the “first successful offensive operation” in Bakhmut after his forces seized back ground in recent days.

The Independent UK

Two of Putin’s commanders killed as Ukraine launches fresh Bakhmut offensive

Zelensky claims Kyiv can defeat Russia ‘irreversibly’ by year’s end

The Independent UK

What Putin’s ‘parody’ one-tank parade really means for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Victory Day ‘parody’ shows Russia is at ‘tipping point’ with ‘desperate tyrant clinging on’

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