About 6,000 Wagner group mercenaries are fighting in Bakhmut, the center of the war between Ukraine and Russia in recent weeks. The data was provided to Congress by the head of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley: “The Russians are conducting combat operations now, especially in Bakhmut. There are probably around 6,000 […]
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War in Ukraine, Prigozhin complains: “Wagner is badly beaten”
The battle for Bakhmut continues unabated. The founder and head of the Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in an audio message that the clash in the eastern Ukrainian city “already practically destroyed the Kiev army, even though the Wagner is badly damaged”. In response to a journalist’s question about President Volodymyr Zelensky’s […]
Russia-Ukraine, MiG-29s in Kiev. Moscow: “Towards Nuclear Armageddon”
Volodymyr Zelensky lists for Europe the five delays he says are prolonging the war. Kiev leader connects with European Council to ask EU leaders to act on delivery of long-range missiles, approval of new sanctions against Russia, decision on possible supply of modern warplanes, delay in negotiations for membership of the EU and implementation of […]
Ukraine, Russian attack burns Kiev. Zelensky with soldiers in Bakhmut
Day of Russian “bestial ferocity” in the regions of Ukraine, as Zelensky describes it. Moscow soldiers attacked the Kiev region with drones, hitting a school and two dormitories. At least 7 people were killed in the attack, while at least 33 were killed, including one killed and three children injured, in the town of Zaporizhzhia. […]
War Ukraine, Minister Kuleba: We will continue to fight in Bakhmut
The confrontation over the city of Bakhmut is becoming the crux of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In recent weeks, the war has been concentrated right in the area where the Russians reportedly lost more than 500 Kremlin troops. And, precisely at these times, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kiev, Dmytro Kuleba, also […]
Bakhmut today, dramatic hours: “When could he fall”. Zelensky is shaking
In Bakhmut, Moscow forces have taken control of nearly half the city, but militia chief Wagner, fielded by the Russians, complains of a lack of weapons and equipment and dismisses rumors that Ukrainian soldiers are abandoning the camp. Despite losses estimated at 30,000 among the ranks of Russian soldiers, Moscow is determined to persist. “The […]
Ukraine, Bakhmut’s strategy causes Zelensky and army chief to fight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed with Armed Forces Commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi over how to handle the situation in Bakhmut, the hottest spot on the front with the Russians. This was reported by German newspaper Bild, citing anonymous sources “within the political leadership” in Kiev. Shortly after the publication of the news, the Ukrainian presidency released […]
Bakhmut, Soldiers Out of Ammo with Shovels: “Brutal Melee”
The situation in Bakhmut, where there are now street fights, has been hellish for days. It is the final battle for Donbass: according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksij Reznikov, in Bakhmut “Russian losses amount to 500 killed and wounded a day”. Russian soldiers are just “cannon fodder” in Moscow’s “meat grinder tactics”, Reznikov told Bild […]
“Surrounded”. In Bakhmut the situation is hellish but the city resists
In Bakhmut the situation is “hell”. This is the description given by Volodymyr Nazarenko, the Ukrainian senior commander, in an interview with the newspaper Kyiv24, in which he added, however, that the front line is stabilized and Russian forces remain on the periphery. This was reported by the Guardian, adding that Russian forces now occupy […]
Ukraine, Bakhmut railway bridge jumps: retreat in sight
The war between Ukraine and Russia is at a new turning point. Inside Bakhmut the Ukrainians blew up a railway bridge, a bridge that was already damaged in August and now blown up in the remaining part. The explosion, images of which also circulated on the Internet, is seen as a sign that Ukraine is […]