Russia’s Wagner Group of mercenaries has appeared to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying its troops have been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees as a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian and Russian media reported explosions across Russian-occupied Crimea, and Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday that its air defences had detected and destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea overnight.
